2021 ICD-10-CM Code I62.9
Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified
Valid for Submission
I62.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified. The code I62.9 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code I62.9 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like cerebrovascular accident with intracranial hemorrhage, hematoma of brain, hemorrhage of intracranial meningeal space, intracranial hematoma, intracranial hemorrhage , nontraumatic ruptured cerebral aneurysm, etc.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like I62.9 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.
| ICD-10: | I62.9 |
| Short Description: | Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified |
| Long Description: | Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code I62.9 are found in the index:
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Cerebrovascular accident with intracranial hemorrhage
- Hematoma of brain
- Hemorrhage of intracranial meningeal space
- Intracranial hematoma
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Nontraumatic ruptured cerebral aneurysm
- Seizures complicating intracranial hemorrhage
- Situation-related seizures
- Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage
Convert I62.9 to ICD-9 Code
- 432.9 - Intracranial hemorr NOS
Information for Patients
Hemorrhagic Stroke
Also called: Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
A stroke is a medical emergency. There are two types - ischemic and hemorrhagic. Hemorrhagic stroke is the less common type. It happens when a blood vessel breaks and bleeds into the brain. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. Causes include a bleeding aneurysm, an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), or an artery wall that breaks open.
Symptoms of stroke are
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg (especially on one side of the body)
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden severe headache with no known cause
It is important to treat strokes as quickly as possible. With a hemorrhagic stroke, the first steps are to find the cause of bleeding in the brain and then control it. Surgery may be needed. Post-stroke rehabilitation can help people overcome disabilities caused by stroke damage.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Preventing stroke (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Stroke - discharge (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)