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ICD-10 Code I69.319: Unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions following cerebral infarction

I69.319 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions following cerebral infarction 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 chronic neurologic deficits following cerebral infarction. The most accurate code depends on whether the record identifies cognitive, speech, swallowing, motor, or other residual deficits, and whether laterality or side-dominance detail is documented.

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions following cerebral infarction 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
  • Neurology, stroke follow-up, rehabilitation, therapy, home-health, and primary-care documentation where lasting deficits after ischemic stroke remain clinically relevant.
  • Coding and utilization-review workflows where the chart clearly links chronic neurologic impairment to prior cerebral infarction and the exact residual deficit pattern changes the final diagnosis code.
Common management context
  • Post-stroke sequelae follow-up often includes neurologic exam findings, swallowing or speech assessment, cognitive review, therapy planning, mobility evaluation, and coordination across neurology, rehabilitation, and primary care.
  • Documentation usually becomes more specific when the chart identifies the dominant residual deficit, affected side, dominant versus non-dominant involvement, dysphagia, aphasia, or other lasting functional impairment.
  • Specialist context already linked on this page includes Cardiologist, General Physician, Neurologist, Stroke Specialist.

🔍Key distinctions

Important notes
  • This ICD-10 family captures chronic sequelae attributed to prior cerebral infarction rather than an active new stroke event, and the final code usually depends on the documented residual deficit pattern.
  • Cognitive, speech, swallowing, and motor deficits after ischemic stroke are coded separately from one another when the chart names the lasting impairment more specifically.
  • This title reflects cognitive or neurobehavioral sequelae following cerebral infarction, which are coded separately from speech, swallowing, or motor deficits when the lasting impairment is documented more specifically.
  • Documentation that ties the residual deficit to prior cerebral infarction is coded differently from similar sequelae linked to hemorrhagic stroke or other intracranial hemorrhage.
Related codes to consider
I69.310Attention and concentration deficit following cerebral infarction
Related cerebrovascular-sequela ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies the prior stroke type, dominant residual deficit, laterality or dominance, swallowing or speech involvement, or another lasting neurologic impairment.
I69.311Memory deficit following cerebral infarction
Related cerebrovascular-sequela ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies the prior stroke type, dominant residual deficit, laterality or dominance, swallowing or speech involvement, or another lasting neurologic impairment.
I69.312Visuospatial deficit and spatial neglect following cerebral infarction
Related cerebrovascular-sequela ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies the prior stroke type, dominant residual deficit, laterality or dominance, swallowing or speech involvement, or another lasting neurologic impairment.
I69.313Psychomotor deficit following cerebral infarction
Related cerebrovascular-sequela ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies the prior stroke type, dominant residual deficit, laterality or dominance, swallowing or speech involvement, or another lasting neurologic impairment.

Code hierarchy

chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I60-I69Cerebrovascular diseases
category
I69Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease
category
I69.3Sequelae of cerebral infarction
category
I69.31Cognitive deficits following cerebral infarction
currentI69.31

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

Coverage-related procedures and services

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions following cerebral infarction

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeI69.319
SystemICD10
Display nameUnspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions following cerebral infarction
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
Deficit

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