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433.21 - Occlusion And Stenosis Of Vertebral Artery With Cerebral Infarction


The ICD 9 Code for Occlusion and stenosis of vertebral artery with cerebral infarction is listed as 433.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 433.21
Long Description: Occlusion and stenosis of vertebral artery with cerebral infarction
Short Description: Ocl vrtb art w infrct
Chapter: Diseases Of The Circulatory System
Block: Cerebrovascular Disease (430-438)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: I63.019 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified vertebral artery (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: I63.119 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified vertebral artery (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: I63.219 - Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified vertebral arteries (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 433.21:
433.20 - Occlusion and stenosis of vertebral artery without mention of cerebral infarction