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).

What cannot be coded together with I60.50?

I60.50 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above I60.50 (I60) and apply to it just the same.

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.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I60.50

These are not written on I60.50, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing I60.50 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on I60 — Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

syphilitic ruptured cerebral aneurysm (A52.05)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I60.50

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of I60.50, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on I60 — Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

sequelae of subarachnoid hemorrhage (I69.0-)

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

Code history

I60.50 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

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).
What cannot be coded together with I60.50?: I60.50 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above I60.50 (I60) and apply to it just the same.