I63.11
Cerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral artery
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where I63.11 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- I63 Cerebral infarction
- I63.1 Parent Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteries
- I63.11 This code Cerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral artery
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Includes
occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction
Inherited from I63 — Cerebral infarction
More Specific Codes
4 codes under I63.11
- I63.111 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right vertebral artery Billable
- I63.112 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery Billable
- I63.113 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral vertebral arteries Billable
- I63.119 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified vertebral artery Billable
Version History
How I63.11 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentCerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral artery
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedCerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral artery
Related Codes
Other codes under I63.1
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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