ICD-9 Code 345.60

Infantile spasms, without mention of intractable epilepsy

Not Valid for Submission

345.60 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of infantile spasms, without mention of intractable epilepsy. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: 345.60
Short Description:Inf spasm w/o intr epil
Long Description:Infantile spasms, without mention of intractable epilepsy

Convert 345.60 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • G40.821 - Epileptic spasms, not intractable, with status epilepticus
  • G40.822 - Epileptic spasms, not intractable, w/o status epilepticus

Code Classification

  • Diseases of the nervous system (320–359)
    • Other disorders of the central nervous system (340-349)
      • 345 Epilepsy

Information for Medical Professionals

Synonyms

  • Cryptogenic West syndrome
  • On examination - salaam attack
  • Progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy syndrome
  • Salaam spasm
  • West syndrome

Information for Patients


Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurring seizures. The seizures happen when clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain send out the wrong signals. People may have strange sensations and emotions or behave strangely. They may have violent muscle spasms or lose consciousness.

Epilepsy has many possible causes, including illness, brain injury, and abnormal brain development. In many cases, the cause is unknown.

Doctors use brain scans and other tests to diagnose epilepsy. It is important to start treatment right away. There is no cure for epilepsy, but medicines can control seizures for most people. When medicines are not working well, surgery or implanted devices such as vagus nerve stimulators may help. Special diets can help some children with epilepsy.

NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke


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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.

  • Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
  • No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
  • Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.