2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I63.89
Other cerebral infarction
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- I63.89
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Other cerebral infarction
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Chronic
- Code Navigator:
I63.89 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other cerebral infarction. 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:
- Cerebellar stroke syndrome
- Cerebral ischemic stroke due to aortic arch embolism
- Cerebral ischemic stroke due to dissection of artery
- Cerebral ischemic stroke due to global hypoperfusion with watershed infarct
- Cerebral ischemic stroke due to hypercoagulable state
- Cerebral ischemic stroke due to subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Cerebrovascular accident of thalamus
- Embolic infarction
- Hemorrhagic cerebral infarction
- Hemorrhagic infarction
- Infarct of cerebrum due to iatrogenic cerebrovascular accident
- Infarction of basal ganglia
- Left sided cerebral infarction
- Paralytic stroke
- Periventricular hemorrhagic venous infarct
- Posterior circulation stroke of uncertain pathology
- Right sided cerebral hemisphere cerebrovascular accident
- Right sided cerebral infarction
- Stroke of uncertain pathology
- Superior cerebellar artery syndrome
- Thalamic infarction
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Cerebral infarction
- CCSR Category Code: CIR020
- 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.
Clinical Information
Cerebral Infarction
the formation of an area of necrosis in the cerebrum caused by an insufficiency of arterial or venous blood flow. infarcts of the cerebrum are generally classified by hemisphere (i.e., left vs. right), lobe (e.g., frontal lobe infarction), arterial distribution (e.g., infarction, anterior cerebral artery), and etiology (e.g., embolic infarction).Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
necrosis occurring in the middle cerebral artery distribution system which brings blood to the entire lateral aspects of each cerebral hemisphere. clinical signs include impaired cognition; aphasia; agraphia; weak and numbness in the face and arms, contralaterally or bilaterally depending on the infarction.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Infarct, infarction
- - cerebral (acute) - See Also: Occlusion, artery cerebral or precerebral, with infarction; - I63.9
- - specified NEC - I63.89
- - cerebral (acute) - See Also: Occlusion, artery cerebral or precerebral, with infarction; - I63.9
- - Syndrome - See Also: Disease;
- - superior
- - cerebellar artery - I63.89
- - superior
Replacement Code
I6389 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):
- I63.8 - Other cerebral infarction
Patient Education
Ischemic Stroke
A stroke is a medical emergency. There are two types - ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke is the more common type. It is usually caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain. This keeps blood from flowing to the brain. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. Another cause is stenosis, or narrowing of the artery. This can happen because of atherosclerosis, a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) occur when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted briefly. Having a TIA can mean you are at risk for having a more serious stroke.
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. Blood thinners may be used to stop a stroke while it is happening by quickly dissolving the blood clot. Post-stroke rehabilitation can help people overcome disabilities caused by stroke damage.
NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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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
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.