I63.53
Header — not billableCerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of posterior cerebral artery
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of posterior cerebral artery is I63.53.
I63.53 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 I63.53
- I63.531Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right posterior cerebral artery
- I63.532Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left posterior cerebral artery
- I63.533Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
- I63.539Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified posterior cerebral artery
Related codes in this category
- I63.50Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified cerebral artery
- I63.51Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of middle cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.52Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of anterior cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.54Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of cerebellar arterynon-billable header
- I63.59Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other cerebral artery
- I63.53Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of posterior cerebral arterynon-billable header