I69.03 vs I69.06
I69.03 (Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage) compared with I69.06 (Other paralytic syndrome following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage), 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. I69.06 carries an Excludes1 note covering I69.03: “monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (I69.03-)”
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
| I69.03Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | I69.06Other paralytic syndrome following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99) | I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99) |
| Definition | Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (I69.03). | Other paralytic syndrome following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (I69.06). |
| Use additional code | code to identify presence of: alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) | code to identify type of paralytic syndrome, such as: locked-in state (G83.5) quadriplegia (G82.5-) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources