Billable Medical Code for Late Effects of Cerebrovascular Disease, Hemiplegia Affecting Nondominant Side
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 438.22
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 438.22.
The Short Description Is: Late ef-hemiplga non-dom.
Known As
CVA with hemiparesis is also known as hemiparesis/hemiplegia (one sided weakness/paralysis), hemiplegia & hemiparesis late effect of stroke, L nondominant side, hemiplegia & hemiparesis late effect of stroke R nondominant side, hemiplegia & hemiparesis left nondominant side late effect of cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia & hemiparesis right dominant side late effect of cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia & hemiparesis right nondominant side late effect of cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia (paralysis on one side) due to stroke, hemiplegia of nondominant side as late effect of cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia on non dominant side late effect of cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia or hemiparesis of left nondominant side following cerebral infarction (disorder), hemiplegia or hemiparesis of right nondominant side following cerebral infarction (disorder), hemiplegia nondominant side late effect of cerebrovascular disease, left hemiplegia and hemiparesis due to cerebrovascular disease of non-dominant side, right hemiplegia and hemiparesis due to cerebrovascular disease of dominant side, and right hemiplegia and hemiparesis due to cerebrovascular disease of non-dominant side.
CVA With Hemiparesis Definition and Symptoms
CVA with hemiparesis is the medical term for muscle weakness on one side of the body as a result of a stroke.