Billable Medical Code for Unspecified Intracranial Hemorrhage
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 432.9
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 432.9.
The Short Description Is: Intracranial hemorr NOS.
Known As
Intracranial hemorrhage is also known as intracranial hemorrhage. This applies to intracranial hemorrhage NOS.
Intracranial Hemorrhage Definition and Symptoms
Intracranial hemorrhage is a very serious medical emergency where there is a buildup of blood within the skull, which can crush brain tissue. Symptoms include vomiting, confusion, dizziness, unequal pupil size, weak limbs on one side of the body, and increased blood pressure. Some very serious symptoms that may occur are lethargy, seizures, and unconsciousness.