
2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 438.20
Hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
- Short description: Late ef-hemplga side NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 438.20 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 438.20 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 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 438.20.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 438.20: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
438.20 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I69.959 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting unspecified side
Approximate Synonyms
- Hemipares as late effect of cerebrovascular disease
- Hemiparesis (weakness on one side) due to stroke
- Hemiparesis as late effect of cerebrovascular disease
- Hemiparesis or hemiplegia as late effect of cerebrovascular accident
- Hemiparesis or hemiplegia, late effect of cerebrovascular disease
- Hemiparesis, late effect of cerebrovascular disease
- Hemiparesis, late effect of stroke
- Hemiparesis/hemiplegia (one sided weakness/paralysis)
- Hemiplegia & hemiparesis, late effect of cerebrovascular disease
- Hemiplegia & hemiparesis, late effect of embolic stroke
- Hemiplegia & hemiparesis, late effect of hemorrhagic stroke
- Hemiplegia & hemiparesis, late effect of intracerebral hemorrhage
- Hemiplegia & hemiparesis, late effect of ischemic stroke
- Hemiplegia & hemiparesis, late effect of stroke
- Hemiplegia & hemiparesis, late effect of subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Hemiplegia (paralysis on one side)
- Hemiplegia (paralysis on one side), due to stroke
- Hemiplegia (paralysis) and hemiparesis (weakness) from stroke
- Hemiplegia and hemiparesis as late effect of cerebrovascular disease
- Hemiplegia and hemiparesis as late effect of embolic cerebrovascular accident
- Hemiplegia and hemiparesis as late effect of hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident
- Hemiplegia and hemiparesis as late effect of intracerebral hemorrhage
- Hemiplegia and hemiparesis as late effect of ischemic cerebrovascular accident
- Hemiplegia and hemiparesis as late effect of subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Hemiplegia and/or hemiparesis following stroke
- hemiplegia as late effect of cerebrovascular accident
- Hemiplegia as late effect of cerebrovascular disease
- Hemiplegia or hemiparesis following cerebrovascular diseas
- Hemiplegia or hemiparesis following cerebrovascular disease (disorder)
- Hemiplegia or hemiparesis following intracerebral hemorrhage (disorder)
- Hemiplegia or hemiparesis following subarachnoid hemorrhage (disorder)
- Hemiplegia, late effect of cerebrovascular disease
- Hemiplegia, late effect of stroke
- History of cerebrovascular accident with hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- History of embolic stroke with hemiparesis or hemiplegi
- History of embolic stroke with hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- History of embolic stroke with hemiparesis or hemiplegia (disorder)
- History of hemorrhagic stroke
- History of hemorrhagic stroke with hemiparesis
- History of hemorrhagic stroke with hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- History of hemorrhagic stroke with hemiplegia
- History of hemorrhagic stroke with with hemiparesis or hemiplegia (disorder)
- History of ischemic stroke with hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- History of ischemic stroke with himiparesis or hemiplegia
- History of nonatherosclerotic stroke with hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- History of stroke
- History of stroke, embolic
- History of stroke, hemorrhagic, with hemiplegia
- History of stroke, ischemic
- History of stroke, with hemiparesis (weakness)
- HX of embolic stroke w hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- HX of hemorrhagic stroke w hemiparesis
- HX of hemorrhagic stroke w hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- HX of hemorrhagic stroke w hemiplegia
- HX of ischemic stroke w hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- HX of nonatherosclerotic stroke w hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- HX of stroke w hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- HX of stroke, embolic w hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- HX of stroke, hemorrhagic w hemiparesis
- HX of stroke, hemorrhagic w hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- HX of stroke, hemorrhagic w hemiplegia
- HX of stroke, ischemic w hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- HX of stroke, nonatherosclerotic w hemiparesis or hemiplegia
- Paralytic syndrome on one side of the body as effect of cerebrovascular accident (disorder)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
438.20:
- Hemiplegia 342.9

apoplectic (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436

late effect or residual

affecting


dominant side 438.21



nondominant side 438.22



unspecified side 438.20
arteriosclerotic 437.0

late effect or residual

affecting


dominant side 438.21



nondominant side 438.22



unspecified side 438.20
due to
arteriosclerosis 437.0


late effect or residual


affecting



dominant side 438.21




nondominant side 438.22




unspecified side 438.20

cerebrovascular lesion (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436


late effect


affecting



dominant side 438.21




nondominant side 438.22




unspecified side 438.20
embolic (current) (see also Embolism, brain) 434.1

late effect

affecting


dominant side 438.21



nondominant side 438.22



unspecified side 438.20
- Late - see also condition
effect(s) (of) - see also condition
abscess

intracranial or intraspinal (conditions classifiable to 324
) - see category 326

adverse effect of drug, medicinal or biological substance 909.5

allergic reaction 909.9

amputation
burn (injury classifiable to 948
-949
) 906.9


extremities NEC (injury classifiable to 943
or 945
) 906.7



hand or wrist (injury classifiable to 944
) 906.6


eye (injury classifiable to 940
) 906.5


face, head, and neck (injury classifiable to 941
) 906.5


specified site NEC (injury classifiable to 942
and 946
-947
) 906.8

cerebrovascular disease (conditions classifiable to 430
-437
) 438.9

childbirth complication(s) 677

complication(s) of

childbirth 677


delivery 677


pregnancy 677


puerperium 677


surgical and medical care (conditions classifiable to 996
-999
) 909.3


trauma (conditions classifiable to 958
) 908.6

contusion (injury classifiable to 920
-924
) 906.3

crushing (injury classifiable to 925
-929
) 906.4

delivery complication(s) 677

dislocation (injury classifiable to 830
-839
) 905.6

encephalitis or encephalomyelitis (conditions classifiable to 323
) - see category 326


in infectious diseases 139.8

external cause NEC (conditions classifiable to 995
) 909.9


certain conditions classifiable to categories 991
-994
909.4

foreign body in orifice (injury classifiable to 930
-939
) 908.5

fracture (multiple) (injury classifiable to 828
-829
) 905.5


extremity

face and skull (injury classifiable to 800
-804
) 905.0


skull and face (injury classifiable to 800
-804
) 905.0


spine and trunk (injury classifiable to 805
and 807
-809
) 905.1



with spinal cord lesion (injury classifiable to 806
) 907.2

infection

pyogenic, intracranial - see category 326

infectious diseases (conditions classifiable to 001
-136
) NEC 139.8

injury (injury classifiable to 959
) 908.9


blood vessel 908.3



abdomen and pelvis (injury classifiable to 902
) 908.4



extremity (injury classifiable to 903
-904
) 908.3



head and neck (injury classifiable to 900
) 908.3



thorax (injury classifiable to 901
) 908.4


internal organ NEC (injury classifiable to 867
and 869
) 908.2


intracranial (injury classifiable to 850
-854
) 907.0


nerve NEC (injury classifiable to 957
) 907.9



cranial (injury classifiable to 950
-951
) 907.1



peripheral NEC (injury classifiable to 957
) 907.9




lower limb and pelvic girdle (injury classifiable to 956
) 907.5




upper limb and shoulder girdle (injury classifiable to 955
) 907.4



roots and plexus(es), spinal (injury classifiable to 953
) 907.3



trunk (injury classifiable to 954
) 907.3


spinal


cord (injury classifiable to 806
and 952
) 907.2



nerve root(s) and plexus(es) (injury classifiable to 953
) 907.3


superficial (injury classifiable to 910
-919
) 906.2


tendon (tendon injury classifiable to 840
-848
, 880
-884
with .2, and 890
-894
with .2) 905.8

meningitis

bacterial (conditions classifiable to 320
) - see category 326


unspecified cause (conditions classifiable to 322
) - see category 326

myelitis (see also Late, effect(s) (of), encephalitis) - see category 326

parasitic diseases (conditions classifiable to 001
-136
NEC) 139.8

phlebitis or thrombophlebitis of intracranial venous sinuses (conditions classifiable to 325
) - see category 326

poisoning due to drug, medicinal or biological substance (conditions classifiable to 960
-979
) 909.0

poliomyelitis, acute (conditions classifiable to 045
) 138

pregnancy complication(s) 677

puerperal complication(s) 677

radiation (conditions classifiable to 990
) 909.2

rickets 268.1

sprain and strain without mention of tendon injury (injury classifiable to 840
-848
, except tendon injury) 905.7

toxic effect of

drug, medicinal or biological substance (conditions classifiable to 960
-979
) 909.0


nonmedical substance (conditions classifiable to 980
-989
) 909.1

trachoma (conditions classifiable to 076
) 139.1

tuberculosis 137.0


bones and joints (conditions classifiable to 015
) 137.3


central nervous system (conditions classifiable to 013
) 137.1


genitourinary (conditions classifiable to 016
) 137.2


pulmonary (conditions classifiable to 010
-012
) 137.0


specified organs NEC (conditions classifiable to 014
, 017
-018
) 137.4

viral encephalitis (conditions classifiable to 049.8
, 049.9
, 062
-064
) 139.0

wound, open