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438.21 - Late Effects Of Cerebrovascular Disease, Hemiplegia Affecting Dominant Side


The ICD 9 Code for Late effects of cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia affecting dominant side is listed as 438.21.
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: 438.21
Long Description: Late effects of cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia affecting dominant side
Short Description: Late ef-hemplga dom side
Chapter: Diseases Of The Circulatory System
Block: Cerebrovascular Disease (430-438)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: I69.951 - Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: I69.952 - Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 438.21:
438.20 - Late effects of cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia affecting unspecified side
438.22 - Late effects of cerebrovascular disease, hemiplegia affecting nondominant side