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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 435.8
Other specified transient cerebral ischemias
  • Short description: TRANS CEREB ISCHEMIA NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 435.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 435.8 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).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 435.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 435.8: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 435.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
Approximate Synonyms
  • Carotid artery syndrome
  • Carotid artery syndrome hemispheric
  • Carotid territory transient ischemic attack
  • Cerebral steal syndrome
  • Left carotid artery syndrome
  • Right carotid artery syndrome
  • Vertebrobasilar territory transient ischemic attack
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 435.8:
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • carotid artery 435.8
  • Ischemia, ischemic 459.9
    • carotid artery (with transient neurologic deficit) 435.8
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity (see also condition) 781.0
    • artery NEC 443.9
      • basilar 435.0
      • carotid 435.8
      • cerebral 435.9
        • specified artery NEC 435.8
      • retinal (see also Occlusion, retinal, artery) 362.30
      • vertebral 435.1
      • vertebrobasilar 435.3
    • cerebral (arteries) (vascular) 435.9
      • specified artery NEC 435.8
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • carotid
      • artery (internal) 435.8
      • body or sinus 337.01
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