I63.51
Header — not billableCerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of middle cerebral artery
The ICD-10 code for cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of middle cerebral artery is I63.51.
I63.51 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 I63.51
- I63.511Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right middle cerebral artery
- I63.512Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left middle cerebral artery
- I63.513Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
- I63.519Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified middle cerebral artery
Related codes in this category
- I63.50Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified cerebral artery
- I63.52Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of anterior cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.53Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of posterior cerebral arterynon-billable header
- I63.54Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of cerebellar arterynon-billable header
- I63.59Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other cerebral artery
- I63.51Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of middle cerebral arterynon-billable header