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ICD-10 Code I62.9: Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified

I62.9 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. 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 nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

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.

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 title reflects broad nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage detail without documented subdural, extradural, or another more specific subtype, so clearer chart language can lead to a more specific code.
  • Documentation that describes this nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage branch is coded differently from subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, traumatic intracranial bleeding, or cerebral infarction.
Related codes to consider
I62.0Nontraumatic subdural 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.
I62.1Nontraumatic 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.

Code hierarchy

chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I60-I69Cerebrovascular diseases
category
I62Other and unspecified nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage
currentI62

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

CardiologistGeneral PhysicianOrthopedic Specialist

Coverage-related procedures and services

CPT 76376high
3D RENDERING WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORTING OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, ULTRASOUND, OR OTHER TOMOGRAPHIC MODALITY WITH IMAGE POSTPROCESSING UNDER CONCURRENT SUPERVISION; NOT REQUIRING IMAGE POSTPROCESSING ON AN INDEPENDENT WORKSTATION
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 76377high
3D RENDERING WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORTING OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, ULTRASOUND, OR OTHER TOMOGRAPHIC MODALITY WITH IMAGE POSTPROCESSING UNDER CONCURRENT SUPERVISION; REQUIRING IMAGE POSTPROCESSING ON AN INDEPENDENT WORKSTATION
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 70460high
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, HEAD OR BRAIN; WITH CONTRAST MATERIAL(S)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 70450high
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, HEAD OR BRAIN; WITHOUT CONTRAST MATERIAL
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 70470high
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, HEAD OR BRAIN; WITHOUT CONTRAST MATERIAL, FOLLOWED BY CONTRAST MATERIAL(S) AND FURTHER SECTIONS
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 95940high
CONTINUOUS INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY MONITORING IN THE OPERATING ROOM, ONE ON ONE MONITORING REQUIRING PERSONAL ATTENDANCE, EACH 15 MINUTES (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)
Source: CMS coverage guidance

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
I62.9

Common synonyms

Nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecifiedNontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeI62.9
SystemICD10
Display nameNontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, unspecified
ChapterDiseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
BlockCerebrovascular diseases

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic(concealed)

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