Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 343.8
Other specified infantile cerebral palsy
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 343.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 343.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 343.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G80.8 Other cerebral palsy
Approximate Synonyms
  • Ataxic cerebral palsy
  • Ataxic infantile cerebral palsy
  • Atonic cerebral palsy
  • Cerebral palsy (CP), ataxic
  • Cerebral palsy (CP), atonic
  • Cerebral palsy (CP), hypotonic
  • Cerebral palsy (CP), infantile spastic
  • Cerebral palsy (CP), infantile triplegia
  • Cerebral palsy, infantile triplegia
  • Congenital flaccid paralysis
  • Flaccid paralysis, congenital
  • Hypotonic cerebral palsy
  • Infantile spastic cerebral palsy
  • Infantile triplegia cerebral palsy
  • Paralysis, congenital flaccid
  • Spastic paralysis due to intracranial birth injury
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 343.8:
  • Triplegia 344.89
    • congenital or infantile 343.8
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