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ICD-10-CM Code for Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery I63.39

ICD-10 code I63.39 for Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery

I63

Includes: occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries, resulting in cerebral infarction

Excludes1: neonatal cerebral infarction (P91.82-)

Excludes2: chronic, without residual deficits (sequelae) (Z86.73)
sequelae of cerebral infarction (I69.3-)

Use additional code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)

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