I65.8
BillableOcclusion and stenosis of other precerebral arteries
Occlusion and stenosis of other precerebral arteries
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- embolism of precerebral artery
- narrowing of precerebral artery
- obstruction (complete) (partial) of precerebral artery
- thrombosis of precerebral artery
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)
- insufficiency, NOS, of precerebral artery (G45.-)
- insufficiency of precerebral arteries causing cerebral infarction (I63.0-I63.2)
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.-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Raymond-Cestan syndrome44248001
- Multiple AND bilateral precerebral artery stenosis73192008
- 6th nerve palsy398760006
- Abducens (sixth) nerve palsy398760006
- Abducens nerve palsy398760006
- Abducens nerve paralysis398760006
- Abducens nerve paresis398760006
- Lateral rectus muscle denervation paresis398760006
- Sixth cranial nerve palsy398760006
- Sixth nerve palsy398760006
- VI nerve palsy398760006
- Pontine artery occlusion408664007
- Embolism of internal auditory artery703158007
- Internal auditory artery embolism703158007
- Internal auditory artery occlusion703161008
- Occlusion of internal auditory artery703161008
- Occlusion of right pontine artery735114006
- Occlusion of left pontine artery735115007
- Bilateral occlusion of pontine arteries788455001
- Occlusion of bilateral pontine arteries788455001
- Occlusion of both pontine arteries788455001
- Occlusion of anterior choroidal artery870566003
- Occlusion of right posterior communicating artery1153607003
- Occlusion of left posterior communicating artery1153608008
- Bilateral posterior communicating artery occlusion1287890000
- Occlusion of bilateral posterior communicating arteries1287890000
- Occlusion of both posterior communicating arteries1287890000
- Anterior choroidal artery thrombosis7931000119101
- Occlusion of left anterior choroidal artery16023751000119106
- Occlusion of right anterior choroidal artery16023831000119107
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code I65.8?
ICD-10-CM code I65.8 represents "Occlusion and stenosis of other precerebral arteries". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is I65.8 a billable code?
Yes, I65.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I65.8 in?
I65.8 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What codes cannot be used with I65.8?
I65.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-); insufficiency, NOS, of precerebral artery (G45.-); insufficiency of precerebral arteries causing cerebral infarction (I63.0-I63.2).
Are additional codes required with I65.8?
Yes, when using I65.8 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).
What SNOMED CT codes does I65.8 map to?
I65.8 maps to 16 SNOMED CT concepts: 398760006, 7931000119101, 788455001, 1287890000, 703158007, and 11 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I65.8?
I65.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348637. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.