I63Non-billable (header)

Cerebral infarction

Includes

  • occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction

Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-)

Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) (Z86.73)
  • sequelae of cerebral infarction (I69.3-)

Notes

  • code, if applicable, to identify status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility (Z92.82)
  • code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)

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