I60.1
Header — not billableNontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from middle cerebral artery
The ICD-10 code for nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from middle cerebral artery is I60.1.
I60.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- I60.0Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from carotid siphon and bifurcationnon-billable header
- I60.2Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from anterior communicating artery
- I60.3Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from posterior communicating arterynon-billable header
- I60.4Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from basilar artery
- I60.5Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from vertebral arterynon-billable header
- I60.6Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from other intracranial arteries
- I60.7Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified intracranial artery
- I60.8Other nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
- I60.9Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, unspecified
- I60.1Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from middle cerebral arterynon-billable header