I69.839
I69.839 — Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting unspecified side
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified
I69.839 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting unspecified side. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I69.839 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 254 Monoplegia, Other Paralytic Syndromes0.321 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
I69.839 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I69.83. If I69.839 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- I69.831Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side
- I69.832Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side
- I69.833Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right non-dominant side
- I69.834Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-dominant side
Questions about I69.839
- Is I69.839 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I69.839 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I69.839 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).