Billable Medical Code for Quadriplegia, Unspecified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 344.00
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 344.00.
The Short Description Is: Quadriplegia, unspecifd.
Known As
Quadriplegia is also known as neurogenic bladder due to quadriplegia (disorder), quadriparesis, quadriparesis or quadriplegia as late effect of stroke (disorder), quadriparesis or quadriplegia, late effect of stroke, quadriplegia, quadriplegia and quadraparesis, quadriplegia and quadriparesis, quadriplegia w neurogenic bladder, quadriplegia with associated quadraparesis (disorder), and
quadriplegia with neurogenic bladder.
Quadriplegia Definition and Symptoms
Quadriplegia is the loss of feeling or movement in all four limbs. This is typically caused from disease, injury, or illness. Symptoms include loss of sensation in arms and legs, loss of ability to intentionally move arms and legs, incontinence of bladder and bowels, impotence, breathing difficulties, pressure sores, and bowel incontinence.