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Compare/I63 vs P91.82

I63 vs P91.82

I63 (Cerebral infarction) compared with P91.82 (Neonatal cerebral infarction), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. I63 carries an Excludes1 note covering P91.82: “neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. P91.82 carries an Excludes1 note covering I63: “cerebral infarction (I63.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

I63Cerebral infarctionP91.82Neonatal cerebral infarction
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: I63.00, I63.011, I63.012, I63.013, I63.019

Non-billable header

Report instead: P91.821, P91.822, P91.823, P91.829

ClassificationI00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)P00-P96 — Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96)
DefinitionCerebral infarction is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (I63).Neonatal cerebral infarction is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (P91.82).
Includes
occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction
Neonatal stroke
Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke
Perinatal cerebral infarction
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-)
code to identify presence of:

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources