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Stroke ICD-10-CM Codes

Stroke ICD-10-CM search: Cerebral infarction (I63) and the related coding concepts MedCoder holds for it. Concepts covered: Cerebral infarction, Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, Transient cerebral ischemic attack. Results are organised from ICD-10-CM, Coding Guidance, MS-DRG, HCPCS Level II.

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources

Why these results?

How MedCoder read the search, which code set answered first, and why these codes are shown.

What MedCoder understood

You searched
stroke
Search type
ICD-10-CM diagnosis / coding concept
Primary registry
ICD-10-CM
Primary concept
Cerebral infarction

“Stroke” maps to several ICD-10-CM concepts: cerebral infarction, nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, transient ischemic attack, and the sequelae and personal-history codes used once the acute event has resolved. Which one applies depends on the documentation.

Direct match in the official descriptions

6 coding concepts · 12 codes

The ICD-10-CM count is capped at 46: the search stops counting there, so the registry may hold more.

  • Understood as a diagnosis or condition search, so ICD-10-CM is ranked first.
  • stroke → cerebral infarction

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Coding pathways

The distinct coding situations the concept covers — acute, subsequent, history, complication, related condition — and the primary family’s own subdivisions.

What are you looking for?

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Primary ICD-10-CM result

I63Cerebral infarction

The ICD-10-CM family for acute cerebral infarction.

116 codes · 91 billable · ICD-10-CM FY2027

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Specific pathways under I63

I63’s own subdivisions, grouped by the wording of their official descriptions.

Recommended codes

The codes the published release carries for each pathway, each with the official evidence for the match.

Best coding matches

The ICD-10-CM coding concepts this search covers, and the codes the published release carries for each.

Cerebral infarction

The ischemic stroke categories; the subcode names the vessel and mechanism.

Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage

Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease

Used for deficits that remain after the acute event, not for the event itself.

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For I63 Cerebral infarction

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Related codes

Neighbouring concepts, the primary code’s own tabular relationships, and every code set’s full results.

Strongest matches across registries

I63.6Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic
ICD-10-CM · FY2027 · CURRENTBillable

Under I63 Cerebral infarction

Matched concept: cerebral infarction · stroke → cerebral infarction

Why this matched
  • The searched wording is a recorded synonym of “cerebral infarction”, which appears in the official description.
  • stroke → cerebral infarction
  • Sits under I63 Cerebral infarction in the ICD-10-CM tabular.
  • The tabular carries it at billable code level.

Explore I63

I63 Cerebral infarction — what its code page carries, from the official tables.

Related concepts, from I63's tabular notes

ICD-10-CM: 46+ matches

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5 of them are shown above under Best coding matches.

Coding Guidance: 2 matches

MS-DRG: 3 matches

Related grouping categories. This search result does not by itself assign an MS-DRG. Final grouping depends on the complete coded record and grouper logic.

HCPCS Level II: 18 matches

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Show HCPCS Level II results 18 related results

Official source

Code titles, billable status and tabular instructions on this page are read from the published release files in force today: ICD-10-CM FY2027 (CMS and CDC), MS-DRG v44 (CMS), HCPCS October 2026 (CMS). Open a code to see its official instructions quoted as published, the release and file it came from, its relationships and its change history. A search result is MedCoder’s match of your words to those files, not a code assignment.

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