eMedCodes logo

780.09 - Other Alteration Of Consciousness


The ICD 9 Code for Other alteration of consciousness is listed as 780.09.
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: 780.09
Long Description: Other alteration of consciousness
Short Description: Other alter consciousnes
Chapter: Symptoms, Signs, And Ill Defined Conditions
Block: Symptoms (780-789)
Related Descriptions: Absences
Acquired metabolic and toxic encephalopathies
Brief loss of consciousness
Cerebral irresponsivity
Complaining of somnolence
Daytime somnolence
Delirious
Delirium of mixed origin
Disorders of excessive somnolence
Disturbance of consciousness
Drowsiness of the newborn
Drowsy
Drugged state
Excessive somnolence
Funny turn
Gets drowsiness
Glasgow coma scale, 11
Glasgow coma scale, 13
Glasgow coma scale, 15
Glasgow coma scale, 8
Glasgow coma scale, 9
Grayout
Hypnotic state
Intermittent drowsiness
Loss of consciousness
Moderate duration loss of consciousness
Narcosis
On examination - clouded consciousness
On examination - decreased level of consciousness
On examination - delirious
On examination - drowsy
On examination - loss of consciousness
On examination - semiconscious
On examination - unconscious/comatose
Palinesthesia
Post-ictal drowsiness
Prolonged loss of consciousness
Secondary amyloid encephalopathy
Sedated
Seems in a trance
Semicoma
Semiconscious
Somnolence syndrome
Stupor
Unconscious
Whiteout
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: R40.0 - Somnolence (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: R40.1 - Stupor (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 780.09:
780.01 - Coma
780.02 - Transient alteration of awareness
780.03 - Persistent vegetative state