I61.6 is the authoritative medical code for Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localized. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localized (ICD-10-CM I61.6), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localized is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code I61.6. Excludes1 (not coded here): traumatic intracranial hemorrhage S06.-. Excludes2 (not included here): sequelae of intracerebral hemorrhage I69.1-. Use additional code: 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.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for I61.6 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- traumatic intracranial hemorrhage S06.-
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- sequelae of intracerebral hemorrhage I69.1-
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with I61.6?
Per Excludes1 instructions, I61.6 must not be reported with: traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-).
Can I61.6 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, I61.6 and the following may both be reported when both are present: sequelae of intracerebral hemorrhage (I69.1-).
Is an additional code needed with I61.6?
Use additional code(s) to specify: 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).
Codes in This Family (9)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as I61.6, with their registry titles.
- I61 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- I61.0 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, subcortical
- I61.1 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, cortical
- I61.2 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, unspecified
- I61.3 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in brain stem
- I61.4 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in cerebellum
- I61.5 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, intraventricular
- I61.8 — Other nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- I61.9 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed), intracranial (nontraumatic), intracerebral (nontraumatic) (in), multiple localized
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures:
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