I60.8

I60.8: Other nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I60.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Meningeal hemorrhage
Rupture of cerebral arteriovenous malformation

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I60.8

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 I60.8

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-)

Other codes that can never be billed with I60.8

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

Q28Other congenital malformations of circulatory system

Risk adjustment

I60.8 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

I60.8 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

Anastomosis›arteriovenous ruptured brain
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›membrane(brain)
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›meninges, meningeal(brain) (middle)
Rupture, ruptured›meningeal artery
Anastomosis›arteriovenous ruptured brain›subarachnoid
Aneurysm›arteriovenous›brain›ruptured
Aneurysm›brain›meninges›ruptured
Aneurysm›cavernous sinus›arteriovenous›ruptured
Fistula›arteriovenous›brain›ruptured
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›intracranial›subarachnoid›specified NEC
Malformation›arteriovenous, aneurysmatic›brain›ruptured
Aneurysm›arteriovenous›brain›ruptured›subarachnoid

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.