ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99
I61
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
Diseases of the circulatory system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- I61
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
- Category
- I61
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM I61 is a category (header) for nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in I61
- I61.0Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, subcortical
- I61.1Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, cortical
- I61.2Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, unspecified
- I61.3Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in brain stem
- I61.4Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in cerebellum
- I61.5Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, intraventricular
- I61.6Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localized
- I61.8Other nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- I61.9Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecified
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