2021 ICD-10-CM Code I77.75
Dissection of other precerebral arteries
Valid for Submission
I77.75 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of dissection of other precerebral arteries. The code I77.75 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 I77.75 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like dissection of basilar artery or dissection of precerebral artery.
| ICD-10: | I77.75 |
| Short Description: | Dissection of other precerebral arteries |
| Long Description: | Dissection of other precerebral arteries |
Code Classification
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 I77.75:
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.
- Dissection of basilar artery (trunk)
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.
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 I77.75 are found in the index:
- - Dissection
- - artery - I77.70
- - basilar (trunk) - I77.75
- - precerebral
- - specified site NEC - I77.75
- - artery - I77.70
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Dissection of basilar artery
- Dissection of precerebral artery
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code I77.75 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Replacement Code
I7775 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- I77.79 - Dissection of other artery
- I77.79 - Dissection of other specified artery
Convert I77.75 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code I77.75 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.
- 443.29 - Dissection artery NEC (Approximate Flag)
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