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ICD-10-CM Code for Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic I63.6

ICD-10 code I63.6 for Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

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Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic

I63

Includes: occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction

Excludes1: neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-)

Excludes2: chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) (Z86.73)
sequelae of cerebral infarction (I69.3-)

Use additional code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)

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