I67.0

I67.0: Dissection of cerebral arteries, nonruptured

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I67.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dissection of cerebral arteries, nonruptured. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I67.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

ruptured cerebral arteries (I60.7)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I67.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I67: Other cerebrovascular diseases

Occlusion and stenosis of cerebral artery causing cerebral infarction (I63.3-I63.5-)
Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral artery causing cerebral infarction (I63.2-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I67.0

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

Written on I67: Other cerebrovascular diseases

sequelae of the listed conditions (I69.8)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

I67.0 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
A56722Billing and Coding: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Dissection›artery›cerebral(nonruptured)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.