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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

I63.422

Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left anterior cerebral artery

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where I63.422 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. I63 Cerebral infarction
  2. I63.4 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries
  3. I63.42 Parent Cerebral infarction due to embolism of anterior cerebral artery
  4. I63.422 This code Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left anterior cerebral 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

Excludes1

neonatal cerebral infarction ( P91.82- )

Inherited from I63 — Cerebral infarction

Excludes2

chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) ( Z86.73 )

Inherited from I63 — Cerebral infarction

Excludes2

sequelae of cerebral infarction ( I69.3- )

Inherited from I63 — 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 )

Inherited from I63 — Cerebral infarction

Use Additional Code

code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ( R29.7- )

Inherited from I63 — Cerebral infarction

Version History

How I63.422 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left anterior cerebral artery

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left anterior cerebral artery

Related Codes

Other codes under I63.42

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

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