I63.00
Billable codeCerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified precerebral artery
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified precerebral artery is I63.00.
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
- I63.01Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of vertebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.02Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery
- I63.03Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of carotid arterynon-billable header
- I63.09Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other precerebral artery
- I63.00Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified precerebral artery
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 43391Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
I63.00 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 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 061Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent with MCC
- DRG 062Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent with CC
- DRG 063Ischemic Stroke, Precerebral Occlusion or Transient Ischemia with Thrombolytic Agent without CC/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