ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99
I63.89
Other cerebral infarction
Diseases of the circulatory system
Quick facts
- Code
- I63.89
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
- Category
- I63 — Cerebral infarction
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM I63.89 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other cerebral infarction. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in I63
- I63Cerebral infarction
- I63.0Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral arteries
- I63.00Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified precerebral artery
- I63.01Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of vertebral artery
- I63.011Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right vertebral artery
- I63.012Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left vertebral artery
- I63.013Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
- I63.019Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified vertebral artery
- I63.02Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery
- I63.03Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of carotid artery
- I63.031Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right carotid artery
- I63.032Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left carotid artery
- I63.033Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral carotid arteries
- I63.039Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified carotid artery
- I63.09Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other precerebral artery
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