I63.3

I63.3: Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

I63.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I63.3

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I63: Cerebral infarction

neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I63.3

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

Written on I63: Cerebral infarction

chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) (Z86.73)
sequelae of cerebral infarction (I69.3-)

Other codes that can never be billed with I63.3

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

I66Occlusion and stenosis of cerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction
I67Other cerebrovascular diseases
P91.82Neonatal cerebral infarction

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 I63.3

6 child codes. Green means billable.