I63.11
Header — not billableCerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral artery
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral artery is I63.11.
I63.11 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 I63.11
Related codes in this category
- I63.10Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified precerebral artery
- I63.12Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
- I63.13Cerebral infarction due to embolism of carotid arterynon-billable header
- I63.19Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
- I63.11Cerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral arterynon-billable header