I69.993

I69.993: Ataxia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

I69.993 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ataxia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I69.993 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I69.993

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 I69.993

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

I69.993 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Ataxia, ataxy, ataxic›following›cerebrovascular disease
Sequelae›disease›cerebrovascular›ataxia

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.