I63.03
Header — not billableCerebral infarction due to thrombosis of carotid artery
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of carotid artery is I63.03.
I63.03 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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.
Child codes under I63.03
Related codes in this category
- I63.00Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified precerebral artery
- I63.01Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of vertebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.02Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery
- I63.09Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other precerebral artery
- I63.03Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of carotid arterynon-billable header