I60

I60: Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

I60 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

syphilitic ruptured cerebral aneurysm (A52.05)

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

sequelae of subarachnoid hemorrhage (I69.0-)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)

Other codes that can never be billed with I60

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

G31.84Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology
I67.0Dissection of cerebral arteries, nonruptured
I67.1Cerebral aneurysm, nonruptured
Q28Other congenital malformations of circulatory system

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead I60

10 child codes. Green means billable.