I60.9
Billable codeNontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, unspecified
The ICD-10 code for nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, unspecified is I60.9.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- I60.0Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from carotid siphon and bifurcationnon-billable header
- I60.1Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from middle cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I60.2Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from anterior communicating artery
- I60.3Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from posterior communicating arterynon-billable header
- I60.4Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from basilar artery
- I60.5Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from vertebral arterynon-billable header
- I60.6Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from other intracranial arteries
- I60.7Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified intracranial artery
- I60.8Other nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
- I60.9Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, unspecified
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 430Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
I60.9 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 020Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with MCC
- DRG 021Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with CC
- DRG 022Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage without CC/MCC
- DRG 023Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis with MCC or Antineoplastic Implant or Epilepsy with Neurostimulator
- DRG 024Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis without MCC
- DRG 064Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC
- DRG 065Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or tPA in 24 Hours
- DRG 066Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without CC/MCC