Is I69.323 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. I69.323 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does I69.323 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 I69.323?

I69.323 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 I69.323 (I69) and apply to it just the same.

I69.323

I69.323 — Fluency disorder following cerebral infarction

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

I69.323 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fluency disorder following cerebral infarction. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

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

Stuttering following cerebral infarction

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I69.323

These are not written on I69.323, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing I69.323 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on I69 — Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease

personal history of cerebral infarction without residual deficit (Z86.73)
personal history of prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (PRIND) (Z86.73)
personal history of reversible ischemic neurologcial deficit (RIND) (Z86.73)
sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with I69.323

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at I69.323. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading I69.323 alone.

Z86.73Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits

Risk adjustment

I69.323 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.

Medicare coverage

I69.323 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies — 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A52866Billing and Coding: Speech-Language Pathology
A53052Billing and Coding: Home Health Speech-Language Pathology
A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head

How I69.323 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I69.323.

Disorder›fluency›following›cerebral infarction
Sequelae›infarction›cerebral›fluency disorder

Code history

I69.323 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I69.32. If I69.323 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I69.323

Is I69.323 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. I69.323 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does I69.323 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 I69.323?: I69.323 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 I69.323 (I69) and apply to it just the same.