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ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

I69.159 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting unspecified side

BillableValid for claims as a specific diagnosis code

About I69.159

Code
I69.159
Billable
Yes
Short description
Hemiplga following ntrm intcrbl hemor affecting unsp side
Category
I69 Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease
Block
I60-I69 Cerebrovascular diseases
Chapter
9 Diseases of the circulatory system
Code set
FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
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Coding notes for I69.159

No notes of its own; the notes below apply from the codes above it.

Also applies, from I69 Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease

Note

  • Category I69 is to be used to indicate conditions in I60-I67 as the cause of sequelae. The 'sequelae' include conditions specified as such or as residuals which may occur at any time after the onset of the causal condition

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • personal history of cerebral infarction without residual deficit (Z86.73)
  • personal history of prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (PRIND) (Z86.73)
  • personal history of reversible ischemic neurologcial deficit (RIND) (Z86.73)
  • sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)
Block I60-I69 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)

Use additional code Add a second code for the detail named here.

  • code to identify presence of:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • hypertension (I10-I1A)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
Chapter 9 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

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ICD-10-CM FY2027 code set, as published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and CMS, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Codes, titles and notes are shown as published. Check payer rules and the official guidelines before billing. This page is not medical advice.

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