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ICD-10 Code I63.12: Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery

I63.12 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery 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 cerebral infarction attributed to embolism of a precerebral artery. The most accurate code depends on whether the record identifies the specific artery and any laterality detail.

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery 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
  • Stroke, neurology, inpatient, and utilization-review documentation where ischemic stroke is linked to embolic disease in a precerebral artery.
  • Coding workflows where the chart identifies embolism of vertebral, basilar, carotid, unspecified, or another precerebral artery as the mechanism for cerebral infarction.
Common management context
  • Evaluation often includes neurologic examination, vascular imaging review, acute-stroke assessment context, and follow-up of ischemic deficits or stroke-risk factors.
  • Documentation usually becomes more specific when the chart names the exact precerebral artery and clarifies that the event is embolic rather than thrombotic or another occlusive pattern.
  • Specialist context already linked on this page includes Cardiologist, General Physician, Neurologist, Stroke Specialist.

🔍Key distinctions

Important notes
  • These ICD-10 codes describe ischemic stroke attributed to embolism of a precerebral artery rather than thrombotic disease or another unspecified occlusive pattern.
  • Specific artery detail such as carotid, vertebral, basilar, or other precerebral involvement can change the final code.
  • Within the precerebral-artery branch, documentation that names vertebral, basilar, carotid, or another precerebral artery changes code specificity.
  • Documentation that attributes cerebral infarction to embolism of precerebral arteries is coded differently from infarction due to thrombosis or unspecified occlusion or stenosis of similar precerebral arteries.
Related codes to consider
I63.10Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified precerebral artery
Related cerebral-infarction ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies embolism versus thrombosis, the exact artery, laterality, or another occlusive mechanism.
I63.11Cerebral infarction due to embolism of vertebral artery
Related cerebral-infarction ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies embolism versus thrombosis, the exact artery, laterality, or another occlusive mechanism.
I63.13Cerebral infarction due to embolism of carotid artery
Related cerebral-infarction ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies embolism versus thrombosis, the exact artery, laterality, or another occlusive mechanism.
I63.19Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
Related cerebral-infarction ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies embolism versus thrombosis, the exact artery, laterality, or another occlusive mechanism.

Code hierarchy

chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I60-I69Cerebrovascular diseases
category
I63Cerebral infarction
category
I63.1Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteries
currentI63.1

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 PhysicianNeurologistStroke Specialist

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeI63.12
SystemICD10
Display nameCerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
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
Occlusion, occluded

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