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Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 348.39
Other encephalopathy
  • Short description: ENCEPHALOPATHY NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 348.39 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 348.39 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 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 348.39.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 348.39: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 348.39 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G93.49 Other encephalopathy
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I67.83 Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
Approximate Synonyms
  • Drug-induced encephalopathy
  • Encephalopathy, multifactorial
  • Encephalopathy, static
  • Hyperammonemic encephalopathy
  • Infantile encephalopathy AND lactic acidosis
  • Legionella encephalopathy
  • Multifactorial encephalopathy
  • Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
  • Progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy syndrome
  • Static encephalopathy
348.39 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 348.39:
  • Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
    • other specified type NEC 348.39
  • Meningoencephalopathy (see also Meningoencephalitis) 348.39
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