I69.051 — Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting right dominant side

BillableCC

Is I69.051 billable?

Yes — I69.051 is billable for FY2027. I69.051 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. I69.051 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

I69.051 at a glance

Code	I69.051
Description	Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting right dominant side
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does I69.051 group to?

I69.051 sits in MDC 01 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

056Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCCmedical
057Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCCmedical

As a secondary diagnosis, I69.051 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is I69.051 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under I69.05, the nearest indexed parent of I69.051. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.

Hemiplegia › following › cerebrovascular disease › subarachnoid hemorrhage
Sequelae › hemorrhage › subarachnoid › hemiplegia (of)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I60-I69

The conditions below can never be reported together with I69.051 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.-)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I69

The conditions below can never be reported together with I69.051 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

personal history of cerebral infarction without residual deficit (Z86.73)
personal history of prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (PRIND) (Z86.73)
personal history of reversible ischemic neurologcial deficit (RIND) (Z86.73)
sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)

Use additional code — inherited from I60-I69

Report an additional code alongside I69.051 to fully describe the condition. I69.051 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 I69.051, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I69.051 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.-)

How long has I69.051 existed?

I69.051 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.