I61

Non-Billable
ChapterI00–I99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99).

CH9 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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.-)

I60-I69 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)
Use Additional Code
  • 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)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • sequelae of intracerebral hemorrhage (I69.1-)
Use Additional Code
  • code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
I60-I69Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)
I61Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageNot billable
I61.0Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, subcorticalBillable
I61.1Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, corticalBillable
I61.2Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, unspecifiedBillable
I61.3Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in brain stemBillable
I61.4Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in cerebellumBillable
I61.5Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, intraventricularBillable
I61.6Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localizedBillable
I61.8Other nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageBillable
I61.9Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to I61:

blockI60-I69
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)
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chapterCH9
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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