I67.81
I67.81: Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I67.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute cerebrovascular insufficiency. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I67.81 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency unspecified as to location or reversibility
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I67.81
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I67.81
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I67.81 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 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
- A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Leukoaraiosis(hypertensive)
- Insufficiency, insufficient›cerebrovascular(acute)
- Insufficiency, insufficient›arterial›cerebral
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.