ICD10
ICD-10 Code I67.8: Other specified cerebrovascular diseases
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 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).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents other specified cerebrovascular diseases 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.
Code hierarchy
chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I60-I69Cerebrovascular diseases
category
I67Other cerebrovascular diseases
currentI67
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 Physician
Related codes
Sibling codes
I67.0Dissection of cerebral arteries, nonrupturedbillableI67.1Cerebral aneurysm, nonrupturedbillableI67.2Cerebral atherosclerosisbillableI67.3Progressive vascular leukoencephalopathybillableI67.4Hypertensive encephalopathybillableI67.5Moyamoya diseasebillableI67.6Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous systembillableI67.7Cerebral arteritis, not elsewhere classifiedbillableI67.9Cerebrovascular disease, unspecifiedbillable
Mapped diagnoses and classifications
SNOMED_CT 260011461000119103high
Acquired cerebral arteriovenous malformation
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 16218291000119100high
Acute cerebral ischemia
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 29322000high
Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 771476007high
Autosomal recessive leukoencephalopathy, ischemic stroke, retinitis pigmentosa syndrome
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 95456009high
Brain stem ischemia
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
SNOMED_CT 778060000high
COL4A1-related familial vascular leukoencephalopathy
Source: SNOMED International ICD-10 map
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
I67.8
Replacement codes
I67.81 — Acute cerebrovascular insufficiencyI67.82 — Cerebral ischemiaI67.83 — Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeI67.89 — Other cerebrovascular disease
Common synonyms
Other specified cerebrovascular diseases
Frequently asked questions
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