I63.3
Header — not billableCerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries is I63.3.
I63.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under I63.3
- I63.30Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified cerebral artery
- I63.31Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of middle cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.32Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of anterior cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.33Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of posterior cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.34Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebellar arterynon-billable header
- I63.39Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery
Related codes in this category
- I63.0Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.1Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.2Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.4Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.5Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of cerebral arteriesnon-billable header
- I63.6Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic
- I63.8Other cerebral infarctionnon-billable header
- I63.9Cerebral infarction, unspecified
- I63.3Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteriesnon-billable header