I63.21 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteries

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from I63 Cerebral infarction

Includes

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

Excludes1 (never code together)

• neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Use additional code

• 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-)

Codes under I63.21

• I63.211 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right vertebral artery
• I63.212 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left vertebral artery
• I63.213 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
• I63.219 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified vertebral artery

Code annotations containing back-references to I63.21

Back-references to I63.2

• Type 1 Excludes: I65 Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction ("insufficiency of precerebral arteries causing cerebral infarction (I63.0-I63.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I67 Other cerebrovascular diseases ("Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral artery causing cerebral infarction (I63.2-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I74 Arterial embolism and thrombosis ("basilar embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.1)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I74 Arterial embolism and thrombosis ("carotid embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.2)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I74 Arterial embolism and thrombosis ("precerebral embolism and thrombosis NOS (I63.0-I63.2, I65.9)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I74 Arterial embolism and thrombosis ("vertebral embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.0)")

Back-references to I63

• Code Also: D57.03 Hb-SS disease with cerebral vascular involvement (", if applicable, cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code Also: D57.213 Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with cerebral vascular involvement (", if applicable, cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code Also: D57.413 Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with cerebral vascular involvement (", if applicable cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code Also: D57.433 Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with cerebral vascular involvement (", if applicable cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code Also: D57.453 Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with cerebral vascular involvement (", if applicable cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code Also: D57.813 Other sickle-cell disorders with cerebral vascular involvement (", if applicable: cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code Also: D81.32 Adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency ("stroke (I63.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: G31.84 Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology ("cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)")
• Code Also: G43.6 Persistent migraine aura with cerebral infarction ("the type of cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code First: G46 Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases ("underlying cerebrovascular disease (I60-I69)")
• Code Also: G96.81 Intracranial hypotension ("Stroke (I63.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I10 Essential (primary) hypertension ("essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of brain (I60-I69)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I15 Secondary hypertension ("secondary hypertension involving vessels of brain (I60-I69)")
• Use Additional: I16.1 Hypertensive emergency ("cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code Also: I67.850 Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy ("stroke (I63.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: P91.82 Neonatal cerebral infarction ("cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code First: R29.7 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ("the type of cerebral infarction (I63.-)")
• Code First: Z92.82 Status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility ("acute cerebral infarction (I63.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for I63.21

• Occlusion, occluded › artery › vertebral › with › infarction

Nearby codes

• I63.133 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries
• I63.139 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified carotid artery
• I63.19 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
• I63.2 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries
• I63.20 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified precerebral arteries
• I63.21 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteries (this code)
• I63.211 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right vertebral artery
• I63.212 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left vertebral artery
• I63.213 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
• I63.219 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified vertebral artery
• I63.22 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of basilar artery