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Wiki ICD for infarction

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CEREBRAL THROMBOSIS WITH CEREBRAL INFARCTION-434.01 &
OCCLUSION AND STENOSIS OF VERTEBRAL ARTERY WITH CEREBRAL INFARCTION-433.21
doctor has given this two codes In-patient discharge summary. can we bill this both code from mri result. please advice me.


MRI showing
MRI BRAIN (14/09/2014) FAINT RESTRICTED DIFFUSIONS WITH MILD HYPERINTENSITY INVOLVING POSTERIOR ASPECT OF UPPER MEDULLA ON LEFT SIDE AND POST ASPECT OF LEFT CEREBELLUM. POSSIBILITY OF AREA OF SUBACUTE INFARCTION. COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS MRI, SLIGHT INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE MEDULLARY INFARCTION NOTED. ABSENCE OF FLOW SIGNAL FROM LEFT SIDE VISIBLE IN THE VERTEBRAL ARTERY ?BLOCKAGE.
 
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