I72.6 Aneurysm of vertebral artery
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Excludes2 (not included here)
- dissection of vertebral artery (I77.74)
Applies from I72 Other aneurysm
Includes
- aneurysm (cirsoid) (false) (ruptured)
Excludes2 (not included here)
- acquired aneurysm (I77.0)
- aneurysm (of) aorta (I71.-)
- aneurysm (of) arteriovenous NOS (Q27.3-)
- carotid artery dissection (I77.71)
- cerebral (nonruptured) aneurysm (I67.1)
- coronary aneurysm (I25.4)
- coronary artery dissection (I25.42)
- dissection of artery NEC (I77.79)
- dissection of precerebral artery, congenital (nonruptured) (Q28.1)
- heart aneurysm (I25.3)
- iliac artery dissection (I77.72)
- precerebral artery, congential (nonruptured) (Q28.1)
- pulmonary artery aneurysm (I28.1)
- renal artery dissection (I77.73)
- retinal aneurysm (H35.0)
- ruptured cerebral aneurysm (I60.7)
- varicose aneurysm (I77.0)
- vertebral artery dissection (I77.74)
Risk adjustment (HCC)
- CMS-HCC V22: HCC 108 — Vascular Disease
- ESRD V24: HCC 108
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 299-301 in MDC 05.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
442.81 Aneurysm of artery of neck (approximate)
Code annotations containing back-references to I72.6
Back-references to I72.6
- Type 2 Excludes:
I72.5 Aneurysm of other precerebral arteries ("aneurysm of vertebral artery (I72.6)") - Type 2 Excludes:
I77.74 Dissection of vertebral artery ("aneurysm of vertebral artery (I72.6)") - Type 2 Excludes:
I77.75 Dissection of other precerebral arteries ("aneurysm of vertebral artery (I72.6)")
Diagnosis Index entries for I72.6
- Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular) › vertebral artery
Nearby codes
I72.1 Aneurysm of artery of upper extremityI72.2 Aneurysm of renal arteryI72.3 Aneurysm of iliac arteryI72.4 Aneurysm of artery of lower extremityI72.5 Aneurysm of other precerebral arteriesI72.6 Aneurysm of vertebral artery (this code)I72.8 Aneurysm of other specified arteriesI72.9 Aneurysm of unspecified site