Billable Medical Code for Acute, but Ill-Defined, Cerebrovascular Disease
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 436
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 436.
The Short Description Is: Cva.
Known As
Acute CVA is also known as acute ill-defined cerebrovascular disease (disorder), ill defined cerebrovascular disease acute, ill-defined cerebrovascular disease acute, and superior cerebellar artery syndrome. This excludes any condition classifiable to categories 430-435, cerebrovascular accident (434.91), CVA (ischemic) (434.91), embolic (434.11), hemorrhagic (430, 431, 432.0-432.9), thrombotic (434.01), postoperative cerebrovascular accident (997.02), stroke (ischemic) (434.91), embolic (434.11), hemorrhagic (430, 431, 432.0-432.9), and thrombotic (434.01). This applies to apoplexy, apoplectic: NOS, attack, cerebral, seizure, and Cerebral seizure.
Acute CVA Definition and Symptoms
Acute CVA is most commonly known as a stroke. A stroke happens when blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced, within minutes brain cells begin to die. Symptoms may include trouble walking, slurred speech or a change in speech, numbness in the face, arm, or leg, and trouble seeing in one or both eyes.