I63
Non-billableCerebral infarction
Cerebral infarction
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
- chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) (Z86.73)
- sequelae of cerebral infarction (I69.3-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify presence of:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- hypertension (I10-I1A)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
- code, if applicable, to identify status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility (Z92.82)
Child Codes (9)
I63.0Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerb arteries
I63.1Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteries
I63.2Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of precerb art
I63.3Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries
I63.4Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries
I63.5Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of cerebral art
I63.6Cerebral infrc due to cerebral venous thombos, nonpyogenic
I63.8Other cerebral infarction
I63.9Cerebral infarction, unspecified
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Infarct cerebralC0007785
- CEREBRAL INFARCTC0007785
- CEREBRAL INFARCTIONC0007785
- Cerebral InfarctC0007785
- Cerebral InfarctionC0007785
- Cerebral InfarctionsC0007785
- Cerebral InfarctsC0007785
- Cerebral IschemiaC0007785
- Cerebral infarctC0007785
- Cerebral infarctionC0007785
- Cerebral infarction (disorder)C0007785
- Cerebral infarction, unspecifiedC0007785
- Cerebral infarctsC0007785
- INFARCT CEREBRALC0007785
- Infarct, CerebralC0007785
- Infarction, CerebralC0007785
- Infarctions, CerebralC0007785
- Infarcts, CerebralC0007785
- cerebral infarctC0007785
- cerebral infarctionC0007785
- cerebral infarctionsC0007785
- cerebral infarctsC0007785
- infarct cerebralC0007785
- infarction cerebralC0007785
- occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarctionC4290145
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code I63?
ICD-10-CM code I63 represents "Cerebral infarction". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is I63 a billable code?
No, I63 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under I63.
What chapter is I63 in?
I63 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What codes cannot be used with I63?
I63 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-); neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-).
What are the subcategories under I63?
I63 has 9 child codes, including: I63.0 (Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerb arteries), I63.1 (Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteries), I63.2 (Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of precerb art), I63.3 (Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries), and 5 more.
Are additional codes required with I63?
Yes, when using I63 you should also code: code to identify presence of:; alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-); exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22); history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); hypertension (I10-I1A); occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31); tobacco dependence (F17.-); tobacco use (Z72.0); code, if applicable, to identify status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility (Z92.82).
What are the UMLS CUIs for I63?
I63 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0007785, C4290145. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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