Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 435.9
Unspecified transient cerebral ischemia
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 435.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 435.9 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: 435.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I67.848 Other cerebrovascular vasospasm and vasoconstriction
Approximate Synonyms
  • Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
  • Impending cerebral ischemia
  • Impending cerebrovascular accident
  • Intermittent cerebral ischemia
  • Middle cerebral artery syndrome
  • Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
  • Recurrent transient cerebral ischemic attack
  • Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome
  • Spasm of cerebral arteries
  • Transient cerebral ischemia
  • Transient cerebral ischemia due to atrial fibrillation
  • Transient ischemia
  • Transient ischemic attack
Clinical Information
  • A brief attack (from a few minutes to an hour) of cerebral dysfunction of vascular origin, with no persistent neurological deficit
  • Recurring, transient episodes of neurologic dysfunction caused by cerebral ischemia; onset is usually sudden, often when the patient is active; the attack may last a few seconds to several hours; neurologic symptoms depend on the artery involved
Applies To
  • Impending cerebrovascular accident
  • Intermittent cerebral ischemia
  • Transient ischemic attack [TIA]
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 435.9:
  • Accident, accidental - see also condition
    • cerebrovascular (current) (CVA) (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 434.91
      • aborted 434.91
      • embolic 434.11
      • healed or old V12.54
      • hemorrhagic - see Hemorrhage, brain
      • impending 435.9
      • ischemic 434.91
      • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
      • postoperative 997.02
      • thrombotic 434.01
  • Alvarez syndrome (transient cerebral ischemia) 435.9
  • Angiospasm 443.9
    • cerebral 435.9
  • Attack
    • transient ischemic (TIA) 435.9
  • Claudication, intermittent 443.9
    • cerebral (artery) (see also Ischemia, cerebral, transient) 435.9
  • Deficit
    • neurologic NEC 781.99
      • due to
        • cerebrovascular lesion (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
          • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
        • transient ischemic attack 435.9
      • ischemic
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • angiopastic, angiospasmodic 443.9
      • cerebral 435.9
        • with transient neurologic deficit 435.9
      • vein 459.89
  • Encephalomalacia (brain) (cerebellar) (cerebral) (cerebrospinal) (see also Softening, brain) 348.89
    • due to
      • hemorrhage (see also Hemorrhage, brain) 431
      • recurrent spasm of artery 435.9
  • Impending
    • cerebrovascular accident or attack 435.9
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • cerebrovascular 437.9
      • with transient focal neurological signs and symptoms 435.9
      • acute 437.1
        • with transient focal neurological signs and symptoms 435.9
  • Ischemia, ischemic 459.9
    • brain - see also Ischemia, cerebral
      • recurrent focal 435.9
    • cerebral (chronic) (generalized) 437.1
      • arteriosclerotic 437.0
      • intermittent (with transient neurologic deficit) 435.9
      • newborn 779.2
      • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 674.0
      • recurrent focal (with transient neurologic deficit) 435.9
      • transient (with transient neurologic deficit) 435.9
  • Little
    • stroke syndrome 435.9
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity (see also condition) 781.0
    • cerebral (arteries) (vascular) 435.9
      • specified artery NEC 435.8
    • cerebrovascular 435.9
  • Stroke 434.91
    • progressive 435.9
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Alvarez (transient cerebral ischemia) 435.9
    • stroke (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
      • little 435.9
  • TIA (transient ischemic attack) 435.9
    • with transient neurologic deficit 435.9
    • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
  • Vasospasm 443.9
    • cerebral (artery) 435.9
      • with transient neurologic deficit 435.9
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