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Cerebral infarction (I63)

    • ICD-10 Index

      • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)

        • Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)

            • Cerebral infarction (I63)
            • I63 - Cerebral infarction NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.0 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerb arteries NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.00 - Cerebral infarction due to thombos unsp precerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.01 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of vertebral artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.011 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of r verteb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.012 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of l verteb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.013 - Cerebral infrc due to thrombosis of bilateral verteb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.019 - Cerebral infarction due to thombos unsp vertebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.02 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.03 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of carotid artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.031 - Cerebral infrc due to thrombosis of right carotid artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.032 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left carotid artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.033 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of bilateral carotid arteries BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.039 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unsp carotid artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.09 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.1 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteries NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.10 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unsp precerb artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.11 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.111 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of r verteb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.112 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.113 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral verteb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.119 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unsp vertebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.12 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.13 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of carotid artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.131 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right carotid artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.132 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left carotid artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.133 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.139 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unsp carotid artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.19 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.2 - Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of precerb art NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.20 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of unsp precerb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.21 - Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of verteb art NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.211 - Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of r verteb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.212 - Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of l verteb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.213 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of bi verteb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.219 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of unsp verteb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.22 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of basilar artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.23 - Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of carotid art NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.231 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of right carotid art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.232 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of left carotid art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.233 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of bi carotid art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.239 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of unsp crtd artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.29 - Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of precerb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.3 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.30 - Cerebral infarction due to thombos unsp cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.31 - Cerebral infrc due to thrombosis of middle cerebral artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.311 - Cereb infrc due to thombos of right middle cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.312 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of left middle cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.313 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of bi middle cerebral arteries BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.319 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos unsp middle cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.32 - Cerebral infrc due to thrombosis of anterior cerebral artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.321 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of right ant cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.322 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of left ant cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.323 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of bi ant cerebral arteries BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.329 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos unsp anterior cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.33 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of posterior cerebral artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.331 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of right post cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.332 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of left post cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.333 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of bi post cerebral arteries BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.339 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos unsp posterior cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.34 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebellar artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.341 - Cerebral infrc due to thrombosis of right cereblr artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.342 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left cereblr artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.343 - Cerebral infrc due to thombos of bilateral cereblr arteries BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.349 - Cerebral infarction due to thombos unsp cerebellar artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.39 - Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of oth cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.4 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.40 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unsp cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.41 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of middle cerebral artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.411 - Cereb infrc due to embolism of right middle cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.412 - Cereb infrc due to embolism of left middle cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.413 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of bi middle cerebral art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.419 - Cereb infrc due to embolism of unsp middle cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.42 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of anterior cerebral artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.421 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of right ant cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.422 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of left ant cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.423 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of bi ant cerebral arteries BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.429 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of unsp ant cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.43 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of posterior cerebral artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.431 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of right post cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.432 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of left post cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.433 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of bi post cerebral arteries BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.439 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of unsp post cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.44 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebellar artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.441 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right cereblr artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.442 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left cereblr artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.443 - Cerebral infrc due to embolism of bilateral cereblr arteries BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.449 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unsp cereblr artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.49 - Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.5 - Cerebral infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of cerebral art NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.50 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of unsp cereb artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.51 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of middle cereb art NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.511 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of right mid cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.512 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of left mid cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.513 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of bi middle cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.519 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of unsp mid cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.52 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of ant cereb artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.521 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of right ant cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.522 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of left ant cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.523 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of bi ant cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.529 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of unsp ant cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.53 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of post cereb artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.531 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of right post cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.532 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of left post cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.533 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of bi post cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.539 - Cereb infrc d/t unsp occls or stenos of unsp post cereb art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.54 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of cereblr artery NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.541 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of right cereblr art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.542 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of left cereblr art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.543 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of bi cereblr art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.549 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenos of unsp cereblr art BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.59 - Cereb infrc due to unsp occls or stenosis of cerebral artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.6 - Cerebral infrc due to cerebral venous thombos, nonpyogenic BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.8 - Other cerebral infarction NON-BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.81 - Other cereb infrc due to occls or stenosis of small artery BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.89 - Other cerebral infarction BILLABLE CODE
            • I63.9 - Cerebral infarction, unspecified BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Cerebral infarction (I63)

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Livedo Reticularis - A condition characterized by a reticular or fishnet pattern on the skin of lower extremities and other parts of the body. This red and blue pattern is due to deoxygenated blood in unstable dermal blood vessels. The condition is intensified by cold exposure and relieved by rewarming.

Livedoid Vasculopathy - A rare cutaneous thrombotic disease due to occlusion of dermal vessels. It is characterized by purpuric maculae and ulcerations especially during summer which form scars called atrophie blanche. It is more associated with other syndromes (e.g., PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA).

Sneddon Syndrome - A systemic non-inflammatory arteriopathy primarily of middle-aged females characterized by the association of LIVEDO RETICULARIS, multiple thrombotic CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CORONARY DISEASE, and HYPERTENSION. Elevation of antiphospholipid antibody titers (see also ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME), cardiac valvulopathy, ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; SEIZURES; DEMENTIA; and chronic ischemia of the extremities may also occur. Pathologic examination of affected arteries reveals non-inflammatory adventitial fibrosis, thrombosis, and changes in the media. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic Diseases, 2d ed; Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p861; Arch Neurol 1997 Jan;54(1):53-60)

Thrombotic Stroke - A type of ischemic stroke resulting from obstruction due to a BLOOD CLOT formed within in a CEREBRAL ARTERY often associated with ATHEROSCLEROSIS. A stroke due to a blood clot in a cerebral vein is a venous infarction (see VENOUS INFARCTION, BRAIN).

Ischemic Stroke - Stroke due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA resulting in interruption or reduction of blood flow to a part of the brain. When obstruction is due to a BLOOD CLOT formed within in a cerebral blood vessel it is a thrombotic stroke. When obstruction is formed elsewhere and moved to block a cerebral blood vessel (see CEREBRAL EMBOLISM) it is referred to as embolic stroke. Wake-up stroke refers to ischemic stroke occurring during sleep while cryptogenic stroke refers to ischemic stroke of unknown origin.

Embolic Stroke - An ischemic stroke due to a blood clot, emboli or other types of blockage which forms somewhere other than the brain and subsequently travels near and restricts blood flow to the brain. Most often the origin of the clot is from the heart and is referred to as cardioembolic stroke.

Instructional Notations

Includes Includes
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  • occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction

Use Additional Code Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

  • code, if applicable, to identify status post administration of tPA rtPA in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility Z92.82

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
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  • neonatal cerebral infarction P91.82

Type 2 Excludes Type 2 Excludes
A 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.

  • sequelae of cerebral infarction I69.3