ICD-10-CM Code for Cerebral infarction I63

ICD-10 code I63 for Cerebral infarction is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

Cerebral infarction
Includes: occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction
Use additional code, if applicable, to identify status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility (Z92.82)
Use additional
code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)
Excludes1: neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-)
Excludes2: chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) (Z86.73)
sequelae of cerebral infarction (I69.3-)
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