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I66.21

I66.21: Occlusion and stenosis of right posterior cerebral artery

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

I66.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for occlusion and stenosis of right posterior cerebral artery. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I66.21

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Written on I66: Occlusion and stenosis of cerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction

  • Occlusion and stenosis of cerebral artery causing cerebral infarction (I63.3-I63.5)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I66.21 is named in 38 Medicare coverage policies: 38 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
  • A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
  • A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under I66.2

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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