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I63.6 vs I82.A23

I63.6 (Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic) compared with I82.A23 (Chronic embolism and thrombosis of axillary vein, bilateral), from the official CMS tabular data.

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Summary

These codes can be reported together when both conditions are documented, because I82.A23 lists I63.6 under Excludes2, which marks them as distinct conditions.

Official rule
What is different?

The conditions named.I63.6 is “Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic”; I82.A23 is “Chronic embolism and thrombosis of axillary vein, bilateral”.

Registry fact

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented.I82.A23 lists I63.6 under Excludes2: “cerebral (I63.6, I67.6)”. Excludes2 marks distinct conditions that may both be reported when both are documented.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is there an Excludes2 relationship?

Yes.I82.A23’s tabular entry: “cerebral (I63.6, I67.6)”. The note covers I63.6.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Nothing found in 4 other checks; 1 check does not apply
Is there an Excludes1 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. I63.6 carries 2 Excludes1 notes covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.

Official rule

Is one more specific?

Not comparable.The codes sit in different categories; specificity is only comparable within one category.

Is one a parent or header code?

No.Both are billable codes, and neither contains the other.

Registry fact

Are there sequencing instructions?

None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.

Official rule

Are there other coding relationships?

None found.No laterality, encounter-phase, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, or history-versus-active-disease relationship links these codes.

MedCoder-derived

Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels

Can these codes be reported together?

Informational

Excludes2 relationship

I82.A23
Chronic embolism and thrombosis of axillary vein, bilateral
↔
I63.6
Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic

What we found

Yes, when both are documented.I82.A23 carries an Excludes2 note covering I63.6: “cerebral (I63.6, I67.6)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

What to review

Report both only when the documentation supports both conditions; otherwise report the one documented.

Guide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2Check these on a claim

Why it matters

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of the code above it, but a patient can have both. Report both when both are documented.

Source / rule

CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes

Official guidance behind these answers

  • Section I.A.12.b — Excludes2 · applies to: Excludes2

    A type 2 Excludes note represents “Not included here.” An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

    ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines FY2027

Quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in effect for the release shown. The tabular notes above are the code-level instruction; these sections are the convention that says how such a note is applied. Source document (CMS PDF) · Release and checksum

Side by side

Similar descriptions do not make codes interchangeable. The documentation and the official instructions decide which code applies.

Official descriptionDiffers
I63.6

Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic

I82.A23

Chronic embolism and thrombosis of axillary vein, bilateral

StatusSame for both
Billable
Excludes1Differs
I63.6
  • neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-)
  • traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)
I82.A23

None at this code

Excludes2Differs
I63.6
  • chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) (Z86.73)
  • sequelae of cerebral infarction (I69.3-)
I82.A23
  • venous embolism and thrombosis (of):
  • cerebral (I63.6, I67.6)
  • coronary (I21-I25)
  • intracranial and intraspinal, septic or NOS (G08)
  • intracranial, nonpyogenic (I67.6)
  • intraspinal, nonpyogenic (G95.1)
  • mesenteric (K55.0-)
  • portal (I81)
  • pulmonary (I26.-)
Code firstDiffers
I63.6

None at this code

I82.A23
  • venous embolism and thrombosis complicating:
  • abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.7)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.-, O87.-)
Use additional codeDiffers
I63.6
  • 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:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • hypertension (I10-I1A)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
I82.A23

None at this code

CategoryDiffers
I63.6

I63 Cerebral infarction

I82.A23

I82 Other venous embolism and thrombosis

ChapterSame for both

I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)

IncludesDiffers
I63.6
  • occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction
I82.A23

None at this code

No Code also and 7th character note at either code.

Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on. In a row that differs, each code’s own notes are listed under it, and the notes every code shares are listed once beneath them.

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2027). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources