I61 — Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage

Not billable

Is I61 billable?

No — I61 is a non-billable header code. I61 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 9 billable codes beneath I61.

Billable codes under this header

I61 at a glance

Code	I61
Description	Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside I61 to fully describe the condition. I61 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 I61, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I61 and the excluded code may both be reported.

sequelae of intracerebral hemorrhage (I69.1-)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I60-I69

The conditions below can never be reported together with I61 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 I61 to fully describe the condition. I61 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 I61, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I61 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 I61? (9)

How long has I61 existed?

I61 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.