Is I97.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. I97.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does I97.81 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system (I95-I99).

I97.81

I97.81 — Intraoperative cerebrovascular infarction

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

I97.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intraoperative cerebrovascular infarction. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

I97.81 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.

Code to one of these instead I97.81

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I97.8. If I97.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I97.81

Is I97.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. I97.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does I97.81 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system (I95-I99).