I69.9

I69.9: Sequelae of unspecified cerebrovascular diseases

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

I69.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for sequelae of unspecified cerebrovascular diseases. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

sequelae of stroke (I69.3)
sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I69.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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 I69.9

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

F06.7Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition
G31.84Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology
G81Hemiplegia and hemiparesis
G83.1Monoplegia of lower limb
G83.2Monoplegia of upper limb
I69.96Other paralytic syndrome following unspecified cerebrovascular disease
Z86.73Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits
R41.84Other specified cognitive deficit

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead I69.9

8 child codes. Green means billable.