2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I61.9

Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecified

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  • I61.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM I61.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I61.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 I61.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above I61.9 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to I61.9:
  • I00-I99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range I00-I99

    Diseases of the circulatory system

    Type 2 Excludes
    • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
    • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
    • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
    • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • neoplasms (C00-D49)
    • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
    • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
    • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
    Diseases of the circulatory system
  • I60-I69
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range I60-I69

    Cerebrovascular diseases

    Type 1 Excludes
    • traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)
    Use Additional
    • 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-I16)
    • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
    • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • tobacco use (Z72.0)
    Cerebrovascular diseases
  • I61
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I61

    Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • sequelae of intracerebral hemorrhage (I69.1-)
    Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute hemorrhagic stroke
  • Compression of brain due to nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
  • Hemorrhagic cerebral infarction
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage with brain compression
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage with brain compression and coma
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage, coma
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage, nontraumatic
  • Non-traumatic cerebral hemorrhage
  • Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
Clinical Information
  • Bleeding into one or both cerebral hemispheres including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex. It is often associated with hypertension and craniocerebral trauma.
  • Bleeding or escape of blood into a cerebral hemisphere of the brain, including lobar, subcortical white matter, and basal ganglia hemorrhages.
  • Bleeding within the cerebrum.
  • Hemorrhage into the cerebrum. See also stroke syndrome.
  • Hemorrhage into the cerebrum. See also stroke syndrome. (cdrh)
ICD-10-CM I61.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 020 Intracranial vascular procedures with principal diagnosis hemorrhage with mcc
  • 021 Intracranial vascular procedures with principal diagnosis hemorrhage with cc
  • 022 Intracranial vascular procedures with principal diagnosis hemorrhage without cc/mcc
  • 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy with neurostimulator
  • 024 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mcc
  • 064 Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with mcc
  • 065 Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with cc or tpa in 24 hours
  • 066 Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction without cc/mcc
  • 791 Prematurity with major problems
  • 793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert I61.9 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to I61.9:
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) R58
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R58

    Hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Hemorrhage NOS
    Type 1 Excludes
    • hemorrhage included with underlying conditions, such as:
    • acute duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage (K26.0)
    • acute gastritis with bleeding (K29.01)
    • ulcerative enterocolitis with rectal bleeding (K51.01)
    • intracranial (nontraumatic) I62.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I62.9

      Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To I61.9
I60.9 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, unspecified
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
I61.6 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localized
I61.8 Other nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
I61.9 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecified
I62 Other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage
I62.0 Nontraumatic subdural hemorrhage
I62.00 …… unspecified
I62.01 Nontraumatic acute subdural hemorrhage
I62.02 Nontraumatic subacute subdural hemorrhage
I62.03 Nontraumatic chronic subdural hemorrhage
I62.1 Nontraumatic extradural hemorrhage
I62.9 Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified
I63 Cerebral infarction
I63.0 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral arteries

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.