ICD-10/I63.6

I63.6 ICD 2026 Code: Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic

I63.6 is the authoritative medical code for Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic (ICD-10-CM I63.6), 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

Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code I63.6. Includes: occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction. Excludes1 (not coded here): neonatal cerebral infarction P91.82-; traumatic intracranial hemorrhage S06.-. Excludes2 (not included here): chronic, without residual deficits sequelae Z86.73; sequelae of cerebral infarction I69.3-. 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:; 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 I63.6 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.

  • neonatal cerebral infarction P91.82-
  • 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.

  • chronic, without residual deficits sequelae Z86.73
  • sequelae of cerebral infarction I69.3-

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • 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

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

What can't be coded together with I63.6?

Per Excludes1 instructions, I63.6 must not be reported with: neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-); traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-).

Can I63.6 be reported alongside related conditions?

Per Excludes2 instructions, I63.6 and the following may both be reported when both are present: chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) (Z86.73); sequelae of cerebral infarction (I69.3-).

Is an additional code needed with I63.6?

Use additional code(s) to specify: 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.-).

Codes in This Family (40)

Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as I63.6, with their registry titles.

  • I63 — Cerebral infarction
  • I63.0 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral arteries
  • I63.01 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of vertebral artery
  • I63.011 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right vertebral artery
  • I63.012 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left vertebral artery
  • I63.013 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
  • I63.019 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified vertebral artery
  • I63.02 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery
  • I63.03 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of carotid artery
  • I63.031 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right carotid artery
  • I63.032 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left carotid artery
  • I63.033 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral carotid arteries
  • I63.039 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified carotid artery
  • I63.09 — Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other precerebral artery
  • I63.1 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteries
  • I63.10 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified precerebral artery
  • I63.11 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral artery
  • I63.111 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right vertebral artery
  • I63.112 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery
  • I63.113 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral vertebral arteries
  • I63.119 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified vertebral artery
  • I63.12 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
  • I63.13 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of carotid artery
  • I63.131 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right carotid artery
  • I63.132 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left carotid artery
  • I63.133 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries
  • I63.139 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified carotid artery
  • I63.19 — Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
  • I63.2 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries
  • I63.20 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified precerebral arteries
  • I63.21 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of vertebral arteries
  • I63.211 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right vertebral artery
  • I63.212 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left vertebral artery
  • I63.213 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
  • I63.219 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified vertebral artery
  • I63.22 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of basilar artery
  • I63.23 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of carotid arteries
  • I63.231 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right carotid arteries
  • I63.232 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left carotid arteries
  • I63.233 — Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries

Indexed Clinical Terms (1)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Infarct, infarction, cerebral (acute), due to, cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic

Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)

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