I63.41
Header — not billableCerebral infarction due to embolism of middle cerebral artery
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to embolism of middle cerebral artery is I63.41.
I63.41 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 I63.41
- I63.411Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right middle cerebral artery
- I63.412Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left middle cerebral artery
- I63.413Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
- I63.419Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified middle cerebral artery
Related codes in this category
- I63.40Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified cerebral artery
- I63.42Cerebral infarction due to embolism of anterior cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.43Cerebral infarction due to embolism of posterior cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.44Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebellar arterynon-billable header
- I63.49Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other cerebral artery
- I63.41Cerebral infarction due to embolism of middle cerebral arterynon-billable header