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I69.920

I69.920: Aphasia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

I69.920 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for aphasia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I69.920

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I69.9: Sequelae of unspecified cerebrovascular diseases

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

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 I69.920

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

I69.920 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 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
  • Sequelae›disease›cerebrovascular›aphasia

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under I69.92

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.