I63.31
Header — not billableCerebral infarction due to thrombosis of middle cerebral artery
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of middle cerebral artery is I63.31.
I63.31 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 I63.31
- I63.311Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right middle cerebral artery
- I63.312Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left middle cerebral artery
- I63.313Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
- I63.319Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified middle cerebral artery
Related codes in this category
- I63.30Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified cerebral artery
- I63.32Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of anterior cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.33Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of posterior cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.34Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebellar arterynon-billable header
- I63.39Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery
- I63.31Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of middle cerebral arterynon-billable header