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ICD-10 Code I97.820: Postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction following cardiac surgery
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026
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).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction following cardiac surgery 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.
Code hierarchy
chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I95-I99Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system
category
I97Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of circulatory system, not elsewhere classified
category
I97.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the circulatory system, not elsewhere classified
category
I97.82Postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction
currentI97.82
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 Physician
Coverage-related procedures and services
CPT 93880high
DUPLEX SCAN OF EXTRACRANIAL ARTERIES; COMPLETE BILATERAL STUDY
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 93882high
DUPLEX SCAN OF EXTRACRANIAL ARTERIES; UNILATERAL OR LIMITED STUDY
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 36222high
SELECTIVE CATHETER PLACEMENT, COMMON CAROTID OR INNOMINATE ARTERY, UNILATERAL, ANY APPROACH, WITH ANGIOGRAPHY OF THE IPSILATERAL EXTRACRANIAL CAROTID CIRCULATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED RADIOLOGICAL SUPERVISION AND INTERPRETATION, INCLUDES ANGIOGRAPHY OF THE CERVICOCEREBRAL ARCH, WHEN PERFORMED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 36223high
SELECTIVE CATHETER PLACEMENT, COMMON CAROTID OR INNOMINATE ARTERY, UNILATERAL, ANY APPROACH, WITH ANGIOGRAPHY OF THE IPSILATERAL INTRACRANIAL CAROTID CIRCULATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED RADIOLOGICAL SUPERVISION AND INTERPRETATION, INCLUDES ANGIOGRAPHY OF THE EXTRACRANIAL CAROTID AND CERVICOCEREBRAL ARCH, WHEN PERFORMED
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 36228high
SELECTIVE CATHETER PLACEMENT, EACH INTRACRANIAL BRANCH OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID OR VERTEBRAL ARTERIES, UNILATERAL, WITH ANGIOGRAPHY OF THE SELECTED VESSEL CIRCULATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED RADIOLOGICAL SUPERVISION AND INTERPRETATION (EG, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY, POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY) (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 36227high
SELECTIVE CATHETER PLACEMENT, EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY, UNILATERAL, WITH ANGIOGRAPHY OF THE IPSILATERAL EXTERNAL CAROTID CIRCULATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED RADIOLOGICAL SUPERVISION AND INTERPRETATION (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
Coding guidelines
Common synonyms
Postprocedural cerebrovascular infarction following cardiac surgery
Frequently asked questions
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