G46.3

G46.3: Brain stem stroke syndrome

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G46.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for brain stem stroke syndrome. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Benedikt syndrome
Claude syndrome
Foville syndrome
Millard-Gubler syndrome
Wallenberg syndrome
Weber syndrome

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

G46.3 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56695Billing and Coding: Implantable Infusion Pump

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Benedikt's paralysis or syndrome
Céstan paralysis or syndrome(-Chenais)
Claude's disease or syndrome
Foville's disease or syndrome(peduncular)
Gubler-Millard paralysis or syndrome
Millard-Gubler paralysis or syndrome(-Foville)
Wallenberg's disease or syndrome
Weber-Gubler syndrome
Weber-Leyden syndrome
Weber's paralysis or syndrome
Paralysis, paralytic›Benedikt's
Paralysis, paralytic›Céstan-Chenais

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.