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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 hemorrhageI69.06Other paralytic syndrome following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: I69.031, I69.032, I69.033, I69.034, I69.039

Non-billable header

Report instead: I69.061, I69.062, I69.063, I69.064, I69.065

ClassificationI00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)
DefinitionMonoplegia 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