I60.7 vs I67.0
I60.7 and I67.0 can never be reported together. ICD-10-CM declares them mutually exclusive with an Excludes1 note, meaning the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient — so exactly one of them is correct for any given encounter.
The official note, declared on I67.0
ruptured cerebral arteries (I60.7)
I60.7
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified intracranial artery
BillableUnspecified
- Chapter 9
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- Section
- I60-I69
Use when the record says
- Ruptured (congenital) berry aneurysm
- Ruptured (congenital) cerebral aneurysm
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage (nontraumatic) from cerebral artery NOS
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage (nontraumatic) from communicating artery NOS
Indexed under
- Aneurysm › berry › ruptured (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular)
- Aneurysm › brain › berry › ruptured (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular)
- Aneurysm › brain › congenital › ruptured (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular)
- Aneurysm › brain › miliary › ruptured (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular)
- Aneurysm › congenital › brain › ruptured (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular)
I67.0
Dissection of cerebral arteries, nonruptured
Billable
- Chapter 9
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- Section
- I60-I69
Indexed under
- Dissection › artery › cerebral
Excludes1 is not always absolute: where two conditions covered by the note are genuinely unrelated, CMS guidance permits reporting both. Document the reasoning rather than assuming it. More on Excludes1 vs Excludes2 · FY2027