2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G83.4

Cauda equina syndrome

ICD-10-CM Code:
G83.4
ICD-10 Code for:
Cauda equina syndrome
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the nervous system
    (G00–G99)
    • Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes
      (G80-G83)
      • Other paralytic syndromes
        (G83)

G83.4 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Cauda equina compression due to inflammatory disorder
  • Cauda equina compression due to spinal injury
  • Cauda equina syndrome
  • Cauda equina syndrome due to infection
  • Cauda equina syndrome due to spinal stenosis
  • Cauda equina syndrome due to spinal stenosis
  • Cauda equina syndrome due to vascular disorder
  • Cauda equina syndrome not affecting bladder
  • Cauda equina syndrome with cord bladder
  • Cauda equina syndrome with neurogenic bladder
  • Cauda equina syndrome with painless urinary retention
  • Cauda equina syndrome without neurogenic bladder
  • Compression of cauda equina
  • Compression of cauda equina
  • Compression of cauda equina
  • Compression of cauda equina due to lumbar vertebral stenosis
  • Incomplete cauda equina syndrome
  • Lumbar disc prolapse with cauda equina compression
  • Post-procedural cauda equina syndrome
  • Retention of urine
  • Stenosis of lumbar vertebral foramen
  • Stenosis of vertebral foramen

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Cauda Equina Syndrome

    compressive lesion affecting the nerve roots of the cauda equina (e.g., compression, herniation, inflammation, rupture, or stenosis), which controls the function of the bladder and bowel. symptoms may include neurological dysfunction of bladder or bowels, loss of sexual sensation and altered sensation or paralysis in the lower extremities.
  • Cauda Equina

    the lower part of the spinal cord consisting of the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerve roots.
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome with Neurogenic Bladder

    a rare neurologic disorder caused by impingement of the nerve roots of the cauda equina secondary to disc herniation, spinal stenosis, vertebral fracture, neoplasm or infection. clinical signs may include bladder or bowel dysfunction, paresthesia and weakness of the lower extremities. the development of neurogenic bladder implies that surgical decompression was either ineffective, delayed or not attempted.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert G83.4 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 344.60 - Cauda equina synd NOS
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 344.61 - Neurogenic bladder
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:

  • The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
  • The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.