Is I67.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. I67.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does I67.8 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).

What cannot be coded together with I67.8?

I67.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above I67.8 (I67) and apply to it just the same.

I67.8

I67.8 — Other specified cerebrovascular diseases

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

I67.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified cerebrovascular diseases. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I67.8

These are not written on I67.8, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing I67.8 with anything listed here is a denial.

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 I67.8

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of I67.8, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on I67 — Other cerebrovascular diseases

sequelae of the listed conditions (I69.8)

Risk adjustment

I67.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

I67.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead I67.8

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I67. If I67.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I67.8

Is I67.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. I67.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does I67.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).
What cannot be coded together with I67.8?: I67.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above I67.8 (I67) and apply to it just the same.