I60 — Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

Not billable

Is I60 billable?

No — I60 is a non-billable header code. I60 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 18 billable codes beneath I60.

Billable codes under this header

I60 at a glance

Code	I60
Description	Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with I60 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

syphilitic ruptured cerebral aneurysm (A52.05)

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside I60 to fully describe the condition. I60 is sequenced first.

code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of I60, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I60 and the excluded code may both be reported.

sequelae of subarachnoid hemorrhage (I69.0-)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I60-I69

The conditions below can never be reported together with I60 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)

Use additional code — inherited from I60-I69

Report an additional code alongside I60 to fully describe the condition. I60 is sequenced first.

code to identify presence of:
alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
hypertension (I10-I1A)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9

The conditions below are not part of I60, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I60 and the excluded code may both be reported.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

What codes fall under I60? (10)

How long has I60 existed?

I60 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.