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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 780.32
Complex febrile convulsions
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 780.32 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 780.32 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: 780.32 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R56.01 Complex febrile convulsions
Approximate Synonyms
  • Complex febrile seizure
  • Febrile seizure, complex
Clinical Information
  • Seizures that occur during a fever; a common condition, affecting 2-5% of children aged 3 months to five years; majority are simple febrile seizures (generally defined as generalized onset, single seizures with a duration of less than 30 minutes); complex febrile seizures are characterized by focal onset, duration greater than 30 minutes, and/or more than one seizure in a 24 hour period
780.32 Excludes
  • status epilepticus (345.3)
Applies To
  • Febrile seizure:
    • atypical
    • complex
    • complicated
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 780.32:
  • Convulsions (idiopathic) 780.39
    • febrile (simple) 780.31
      • complex 780.32
  • Febrile (see also Pyrexia) 780.60
    • convulsion (simple) 780.31
      • complex 780.32
    • seizure (simple) 780.31
      • atypical 780.32
      • complex 780.32
      • complicated 780.32
  • Seizure(s) 780.39
    • febrile (simple) 780.31
      • with status epilepticus 345.3
      • atypical 780.32
      • complex 780.32
      • complicated 780.32
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