I63.349
I63.349 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified cerebellar artery
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I63.349 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified cerebellar artery. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I63.349 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 249 Ischemic or Unspecified Stroke0.239 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
I63.349 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies — 13 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)
- A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
- A56722Billing and Coding: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing
- A56747Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I63.34. If I63.349 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I63.349
- Is I63.349 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I63.349 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I63.349 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).