icd 9 code for 337.9

by Dave DuBuque Jr. 3 min read

ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 337.9 : Unspecified disorder of autonomic nervous system.

ICD-10 Equivalent of 337.9

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an approximate match to ICD-9 code 337.9:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 337.9

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

Not Valid for Submission

337.00 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of idiopathic peripheral autonomic neuropathy, unspecified. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 337.00 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Your autonomic nervous system is the part of your nervous system that controls involuntary actions, such as the beating of your heart and the widening or narrowing of your blood vessels. When something goes wrong in this system, it can cause serious problems, including

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

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