I63.2
Header — not billableCerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries is I63.2.
I63.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under I63.2
- I63.20Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified precerebral arteries
- I63.21Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.22Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of basilar artery
- I63.23Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of carotid arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.29Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other precerebral arteries
Related codes in this category
- I63.0Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.1Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.3Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.4Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.5Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of cerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.6Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic
- I63.8Other cerebral infarctionnon-billable header
- I63.9Cerebral infarction, unspecified
- I63.2Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteriesnon-billable header