I63 — Cerebral infarction
Part of Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system , block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) .
Official Notes
Includes
occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction
Use Additional Code
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 )
Use Additional Code
code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ( R29.7- )
Excludes1
neonatal cerebral infarction ( P91.82- )
Excludes2
chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) ( Z86.73 )
Excludes2
sequelae of cerebral infarction ( I69.3- )
Child Codes
- I63.0 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral arteries Has subcodes
- I63.1 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteries Has subcodes
- I63.2 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries Has subcodes
- I63.3 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries Has subcodes
- I63.4 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries Has subcodes
- I63.5 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of cerebral arteries Has subcodes
- I63.6 Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic Billable
- I63.8 Other cerebral infarction Has subcodes
- I63.9 Cerebral infarction, unspecified Billable
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite I63.
- D57.03 Hb-SS disease with cerebral vascular involvement Billable
- D57.213 Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with cerebral vascular involvement Billable
- D57.413 Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with cerebral vascular involvement Billable
- D57.433 Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with cerebral vascular involvement Billable
- D57.453 Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with cerebral vascular involvement Billable
- D57.813 Other sickle-cell disorders with cerebral vascular involvement Billable
- D81.32 Adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency Billable
- G43.6 Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction
- G96.81 Intracranial hypotension
- I16.1 Hypertensive emergency Billable
- I67.850 Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy Billable
- P91.82 Neonatal cerebral infarction
- R29.7 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score
- Z92.82 Status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility Billable
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