I69.991 Dysphagia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Use additional code

• code to identify the type of dysphagia, if known (R13.11-R13.19)

Applies from I69 Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease

Excludes1 (never code together)

• personal history of cerebral infarction without residual deficit (Z86.73)
• personal history of prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (PRIND) (Z86.73)
• personal history of reversible ischemic neurologcial deficit (RIND) (Z86.73)
• sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)

Notes

• Category I69 is to be used to indicate conditions in I60-I67 as the cause of sequelae. The 'sequelae' include conditions specified as such or as residuals which may occur at any time after the onset of the causal condition

Applies from I69.9 Sequelae of unspecified cerebrovascular diseases

Excludes1 (never code together)

• sequelae of stroke (I69.3)
• sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 056-057 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 438.82 Other late effects of cerebrovascular disease, dysphagia (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to I69.991

Back-references to I69

• Code First: F48.2 Pseudobulbar affect ("sequelae of cerebrovascular disease (I69.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F80.81 Childhood onset fluency disorder ("fluency disorder (stuttering) following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -23)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F98.5 Adult onset fluency disorder ("fluency disorder (stuttering) following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -23)")
• Type 1 Excludes: G31.84 Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology ("cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)")
• Code First: G46 Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases ("underlying cerebrovascular disease (I60-I69)")
• 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)")
• Code First: R13.1 Dysphagia (", if applicable, dysphagia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -91)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R27.0 Ataxia, unspecified ("ataxia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -93)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R29.810 Facial weakness ("facial weakness following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -92)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R47.01 Aphasia ("aphasia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -20)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R47.02 Dysphasia ("dysphasia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -21)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R47.1 Dysarthria and anarthria ("dysarthria following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -22)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R47.8 Other speech disturbances ("dysarthria following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -28)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R47.82 Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere ("fluency disorder (stuttering) following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -23)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R48.2 Apraxia ("apraxia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -90)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z86.73 Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits ("sequelae of cerebrovascular disease (I69.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for I69.991

• Dysphagia › following › cerebrovascular disease
• Sequelae (of) › disease › cerebrovascular › dysphagia

Nearby codes

• I69.964 Other paralytic syndrome following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-dominant side
• I69.965 Other paralytic syndrome following unspecified cerebrovascular disease, bilateral
• I69.969 Other paralytic syndrome following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting unspecified side
• I69.99 Other sequelae of unspecified cerebrovascular disease
• I69.990 Apraxia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease
• I69.991 Dysphagia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease (this code)
• I69.992 Facial weakness following unspecified cerebrovascular disease
• I69.993 Ataxia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease
• I69.998 Other sequelae following unspecified cerebrovascular disease