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ICD-10 Code Z86.73: Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits

Z86.73 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits 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 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99).

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 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents personal history of transient ischemic attack (tia), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits 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
21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
block
Z77-Z99Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
category
Z86Personal history of certain other diseases
category
Z86.7Personal history of diseases of the circulatory system
currentZ86.7

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Personal history of prolonged reversible ischemic neurological deficit (PRIND)
  • Personal history of stroke NOS without residual deficits
Excludes1 (do not code together)
  • personal history of traumatic brain injury (Z87.820)
  • sequelae of cerebrovascular disease (I69.-)

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

General Physician

Coverage-related procedures and services

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Source: CMS coverage guidance
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Source: CMS coverage guidance

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficitsPersonal history of transient ischemic attackPersonal history of transient ischemic attack TIA, and cerebral infarction without residual deficits

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeZ86.73
SystemICD10
Display namePersonal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits
ChapterFactors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
BlockPersons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
AccidentAccidentHistoryHistoryHistoryHistoryInfarct, infarctionStroke(apoplectic) (brain) (ischemic) (paralytic)

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