2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I65.09
Occlusion and stenosis of unspecified vertebral artery
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- I65.09
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Occlusion and stenosis of unspecified vertebral artery
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Chronic
- Code Navigator:
I65.09 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of occlusion and stenosis of unspecified vertebral artery. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like I65.09 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Asymptomatic occlusion of artery
- Asymptomatic occlusion of artery
- Asymptomatic occlusion of extracranial vertebral artery
- Asymptomatic occlusion of intracranial vertebral artery
- Asymptomatic stenosis of extracranial vertebral artery
- Asymptomatic stenosis of intracranial vertebral artery
- Vertebral artery embolism
- Vertebral artery obstruction
- Vertebral artery occlusion
- Vertebral artery occlusion without infarction
- Vertebral artery stenosis
- Vertebral artery stenosis without infarction
- Vertebral artery thrombosis
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Occlusion or stenosis of precerebral or cerebral arteries without infarction
- CCSR Category Code: CIR023
- Inpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Convert I65.09 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.