Billable Medical Code for Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Unspecified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 343.9
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 343.9.
The Short Description Is: Cerebral palsy NOS.
Known As
Cerebral palsy is also known as ataxic cerebral palsy (disorder), atonic cerebral palsy (disorder), cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy (CP), cerebral palsy (CP) ataxic, cerebral palsy (CP) atonic, cerebral palsy (CP) dystonic, cerebral palsy (CP) hypotonic, cerebral palsy (CP) infantile spastic, cerebral palsy (CP) less than 18 years old, cerebral palsy (CP) neuromuscular, cerebral palsy under eighteen years old (disorder), cerebral palsy < 18 yo, cerebral palsy ataxic, cerebral palsy atonic, cerebral palsy dystonic, cerebral palsy hypotonic, cerebral palsy infantile, cerebral palsy infantile spastic, cerebral palsy neuromuscular, dystonic/rigid cerebral palsy (disorder), hypotonic cerebral palsy (disorder), infantile brain palsy, infantile cerebral palsy (disorder), infantile spastic cerebral palsy (disorder), and neuromuscular cerebral palsy (disorder).
Cerebral Palsy Definition and Symptoms
Cerebral palsy is multiple disorders that involve the brain and nervous system. Cerebral palsy is detected very early in life because of infants not reaching milestones, or having abnormal movement qualities. Symptoms of cerebral palsy include slow movements, delays in motor skills, excessive drooling, problems with swallowing, difficulty sucking, delays in speech, spastic movements, abnormal pain perceptions, oral diseases, and difficulty with vision or hearing.