I69.020
I69.020: Aphasia following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
I69.020 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for aphasia following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I69.020 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above I69.020
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on I69: Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease
Other codes that can never be billed with I69.020
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Z86.73Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I69.020 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52866Billing and Coding: Speech-Language Pathology
- A53052Billing and Coding: Home Health Speech-Language Pathology
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
- A56868Billing and Coding: Outpatient Speech Language Pathology
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Aphasia›following›cerebrovascular disease›subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Sequelae›hemorrhage›subarachnoid›aphasia
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.