ICD-10-CM code "I63.21": Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteries (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeI63.21
DescriptionCerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteries
Hierarchy
  1. Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
  2. Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)
  3. Cerebral infarction (I63)
  4. Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries (I63.2)
  5. Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteries (I63.21)
Billable statusNon billable code

Excludes

  1. Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

    Type 2certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

    Type 2certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

    Type 2complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

    Type 2congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

    Type 2endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)

    Type 2injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

    Type 2neoplasms (C00-D49)

    Type 2symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

    Type 2systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)

    Type 2transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

  2. Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)

    Type 1traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)

  3. Cerebral infarction (I63)

    Type 1neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-)

    Type 2chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) (Z86.73)

    Type 2sequelae of cerebral infarction (I69.3-)

  4. Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries (I63.2)
  5. Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteries (I63.21)

Includes

  1. Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
  2. Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)
  3. Cerebral infarction (I63)

    Includesocclusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction

  4. Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries (I63.2)
  5. Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteries (I63.21)

Subcategories