I60.50
I60.50 — Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified vertebral artery
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I60.50 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified vertebral artery. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I60.50 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 248 Intracranial Hemorrhage0.239 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
I60.50 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56722Billing and Coding: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I60.5. If I60.50 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I60.50
- Is I60.50 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I60.50 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I60.50 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).