2022 ICD-10-CM Code I63.9
Cerebral infarction, unspecified
Valid for Submission
ICD-10: | I63.9 |
Short Description: | Cerebral infarction, unspecified |
Long Description: | Cerebral infarction, unspecified |
Code Classification
I63.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of cerebral infarction, unspecified. The code I63.9 is valid during the fiscal year 2022 from October 01, 2021 through September 30, 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code I63.9 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like acute cerebrovascular insufficiency, acute stroke, autosomal recessive leukoencephalopathy, ischemic stroke, retinitis pigmentosa syndrome, brainstem stroke syndrome, cerebellar infarction , cerebellar stroke, etc.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like I63.9 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.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code I63.9:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Stroke NOS
Type 2 Excludes
Type 2 ExcludesA type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes G45
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 I63.9 are found in the index:
- - Accident
- - cerebral - I63.9
- - cerebrovascular (embolic) (ischemic) (thrombotic) - I63.9
- - aborted - I63.9
- - craniovascular - I63.9
- - vascular, brain - I63.9
- - Deficit - See Also: Deficiency;
- - neurologic NEC - R29.818
- - ischemic
- - reversible (RIND) - I63.9
- - prolonged (PRIND) - I63.9
- - reversible (RIND) - I63.9
- - ischemic
- - prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic (PRIND) - I63.9
- - neurologic NEC - R29.818
- - Infarct, infarction
- - cerebral (acute) (chronic) - See Also: Occlusion, artery cerebral or precerebral, with infarction; - I63.9
- - Stroke (apoplectic) (brain) (embolic) (ischemic) (paralytic) (thrombotic) - I63.9
- - cryptogenic - See Also: infarction, cerebral; - I63.9
- - in evolution - I63.9
- - unspecified (NOS) - I63.9
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
- Acute stroke
- Autosomal recessive leukoencephalopathy, ischemic stroke, retinitis pigmentosa syndrome
- Brainstem stroke syndrome
- Cerebellar infarction
- Cerebellar stroke
- Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
- Cerebral infarction
- Cerebral infarction due to cerebral artery occlusion
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Cerebrovascular accident of basal ganglia
- Cerebrovascular accident of brainstem
- Cerebrovascular accident of medulla oblongata
- Cerebrovascular accident with intracranial hemorrhage
- Cerebrovascular disorder in the puerperium
- Completed stroke
- Cryptogenic stroke
- CVA during surgery
- Diffuse cerebrovascular disease
- Epilepsy due to cerebrovascular accident
- Extension of cerebrovascular accident
- Infarction of visual cortex
- Ischemic stroke
- Ischemic stroke without coma
- Ischemic stroke without residual deficits
- Left sided cerebral hemisphere cerebrovascular accident
- Livedo reticularis
- Multi-infarct dementia
- Multi-infarct dementia with delirium
- Multi-infarct dementia with delusions
- Multi-infarct dementia with depression
- Multi-infarct dementia, uncomplicated
- Nonatherosclerotic cerbrovascular accident
- Nonparalytic stroke
- Occlusive stroke
- Posterior cerebral circulation infarction
- Posterior cerebral circulation infarction
- Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome
- Progressing stroke
- R.I.N.D. syndrome
- Silent cerebral infarct
- Sneddon syndrome
- Stroke co-occurrent with migraine
- Stroke in the puerperium
- Stroke of uncertain pathology
- Thrombotic stroke
- White matter disorder co-occurrent and due to cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
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.
Convert I63.9 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code I63.9 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 434.91 - Crbl art ocl NOS w infrc (Approximate Flag)
Information for Patients
Ischemic Stroke
A stroke is a medical emergency. There are two types - ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke is the most 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 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)