I67.6

I67.6: Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I67.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I67.6 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.

nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system causing infarction (I63.6)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Nonpyogenic thrombosis of cerebral vein
Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous sinus

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I67.6

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 I67.6

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)

Other codes that can never be billed with I67.6

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

G08Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

I67.6 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies: 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Phlebitis›intracranial›nonpyogenic
Thrombophlebitis›cavernous sinus›nonpyogenic
Thrombophlebitis›cerebral›nonpyogenic
Thrombophlebitis›intracranial venous sinus›nonpyogenic
Thrombophlebitis›lateral sinus›nonpyogenic
Thrombophlebitis›longitudinal sinus›nonpyogenic
Thrombophlebitis›sinus›nonpyogenic
Thrombosis, thrombotic›intracranial›venous sinus(any)
Thrombosis, thrombotic›vein›cerebral, nonpyogenic
Embolism›intracranial›venous sinus›nonpyogenic
Thrombosis, thrombotic›intracranial›venous sinus›nonpyogenic
Thrombosis, thrombotic›intracranial›venous sinus›nonpyogenic origin

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.