I67.2

I67.2: Cerebral atherosclerosis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I67.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cerebral atherosclerosis. 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.

Atheroma of cerebral and precerebral arteries

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I67.2

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 I67.2

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

I67.2 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Klippel's disease
Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›brain
Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›central nervous system
Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›cerebral
Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›cerebrovascular
Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›vertebral(artery)
Atheroma, atheromatous›basilar(artery)
Atheroma, atheromatous›carotid(artery) (common) (internal)
Atheroma, atheromatous›cerebral(arteries)
Atheroma, atheromatous›vertebral(artery)
Encephalopathy›arteriosclerotic
Sclerosis, sclerotic›cerebrovascular

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.