I63.33
Header — not billableCerebral infarction due to thrombosis of posterior cerebral artery
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of posterior cerebral artery is I63.33.
I63.33 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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 I63.33
- I63.331Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right posterior cerebral artery
- I63.332Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left posterior cerebral artery
- I63.333Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
- I63.339Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified posterior cerebral artery
Related codes in this category
- 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
- I63.34Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebellar arterynon-billable header
- I63.39Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery
- I63.33Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of posterior cerebral arterynon-billable header