ICD10
ICD-10 Code I62: Other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 entries help standardize how diagnoses are organized for coding, reporting, analytics, and documentation. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).
đź“‹Clinical overview
This ICD-10 code is commonly used when documentation describes nontraumatic subdural, extradural, or otherwise unspecified intracranial hemorrhage in the I62 family. The most accurate code depends on whether the bleed is subdural versus extradural and, for subdural hemorrhage, whether the phase is unspecified, acute, subacute, or chronic.
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code may act more like a grouping or parent code, so a more specific child code may be used in final documentation when available.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
- This entry may represent a broader category rather than the most specific billable code.
đź©şClinical context
When commonly used
- Emergency, inpatient, neurology, neurosurgery, and utilization-review workflows where nontraumatic intracranial bleeding is part of the active assessment.
- Coding workflows where the chart identifies subdural versus extradural location, subdural phase, or whether the bleed remains otherwise unspecified.
Common management context
- Evaluation often includes brain imaging review, neurologic examination, hemodynamic and anticoagulation context, and coordination across neurology, neurosurgery, and critical-care teams.
- Documentation usually becomes more specific when the chart identifies subdural versus extradural bleeding and clarifies unspecified versus acute versus subacute versus chronic subdural pattern.
- Specialist context already linked on this page includes Cardiologist, General Physician, Orthopedic Specialist.
🔍Key distinctions
Important notes
- This ICD-10 family captures nontraumatic subdural, extradural, and otherwise unspecified intracranial hemorrhage rather than subarachnoid or intracerebral hemorrhage.
- Hemorrhage location and, for subdural bleeding, temporal phase are what drive final code specificity inside this family.
- This parent page groups nontraumatic subdural, extradural, and unspecified intracranial hemorrhage patterns, so the final billable code usually depends on whether the chart identifies subdural phase, extradural location, or only an unspecified intracranial bleed.
- Documentation that describes this nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage branch is coded differently from subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, traumatic intracranial bleeding, or cerebral infarction.
Important exclusions
- sequelae of intracranial hemorrhage (I69.2)
Related codes to consider
I62.1Nontraumatic extradural hemorrhage
Related hemorrhagic-stroke ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies subdural versus extradural location, subdural phase, or another intracranial-hemorrhage subtype.
I62.9Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified
Related hemorrhagic-stroke ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies subdural versus extradural location, subdural phase, or another intracranial-hemorrhage subtype.
Code hierarchy
chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I60-I69Cerebrovascular diseases
currentI60-I69
Official coding notes
Applicable to
- code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)
Excludes2 (may code together if documented)
- sequelae of intracranial hemorrhage (I69.2)
Use additional code
- code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)
Where you may see this code
You may see this entry in coding references, medical records, or claims workflows when a broader diagnosis category is being reviewed before a more specific code is chosen.
Related specialists
CardiologistGeneral PhysicianOrthopedic Specialist
Related codes
Sibling codes
I60Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhageI61Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageI63Cerebral infarctionI65Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarctionI66Occlusion and stenosis of cerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarctionI67Other cerebrovascular diseasesI68Cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhereI69Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease
Coding guidelines
Compatibility
Legacy code aligns to an official FY 2026 category. Frontend should resolve to the official category page and surface the billable child codes.
Legacy codes
I62
Replacement codes
I62.1 — Nontraumatic extradural hemorrhageI62.9 — Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified
Common synonyms
Other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhageOther and nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage
Frequently asked questions
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