AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1998 Fourth Quarter; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Autonomic Dysreflexia

Prior to October 1, 1998, a specific code for autonomic dysreflexia was not available and therefore this syndrome was reported by assigning a code for each manifestation or symptom attributed to it. A new code has been created to report autonomic dysreflexia to more accurately identify this syndrome. Autonomic dysreflexia is a syndrome characterized by abrupt onset of excessively high blood pressure caused by uncontrolled sympathetic nervous system discharge in persons with spinal cord injury. Persons at risk for this problem usually have spinal cord injury at or above the T6 level. A noxious stimuli (irritants, anything which would...

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