2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I65.03

Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries

ICD-10-CM Code:
I65.03
ICD-10 Code for:
Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the circulatory system
    (I00–I99)
    • Cerebrovascular diseases
      (I60-I69)
      • Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction
        (I65)

I65.03 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of occlusion and stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Bilateral embolism of vertebral arteries
  • Bilateral stenosis of vertebral arteries
  • Bilateral vertebral artery occlusion
  • Embolism of left vertebral artery
  • Embolism of right vertebral artery
  • Occlusion of left vertebral artery
  • Occlusion of right vertebral artery
  • Stenosis of left vertebral artery
  • Stenosis of right vertebral artery
  • Vertebral artery embolism
  • Vertebral artery occlusion
  • Vertebral artery stenosis

Clinical Classification

Convert I65.03 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 433.20 - Ocl vrtb art wo infrct
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:

  • The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
  • The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.