I60.6

I60.6: Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from other intracranial arteries

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I60.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from other intracranial arteries. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I60.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I60.6

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I60: Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

syphilitic ruptured cerebral aneurysm (A52.05)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I60.6

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on I60: Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

sequelae of subarachnoid hemorrhage (I69.0-)

Risk adjustment

I60.6 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

I60.6 is named in 28 Medicare coverage policies: 28 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Rupture, ruptured›circle of Willis
Aneurysm›circle of Willis›ruptured
Aneurysm›circle of Willis›congenital›ruptured
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›intracranial›subarachnoid›intracranial artery›specified artery NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.