I69.320 — Aphasia following cerebral infarction
Is I69.320 billable?
Yes — I69.320 is billable for FY2027. I69.320 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. I69.320 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
I69.320 at a glance
| Code | I69.320 |
|---|---|
| Description | Aphasia following cerebral infarction |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does I69.320 group to?
I69.320 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
How is I69.320 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I69.320. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Sequelae › stroke NOS › aphasia (of)
- Aphasia › following › cerebrovascular disease › cerebral infarction (amnestic) (global) (nominal) (semantic) (syntactic)
- Sequelae › infarction › cerebral › aphasia (of)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I60-I69
The conditions below can never be reported together with I69.320 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 I69.320 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from I60-I69
Report an additional code alongside I69.320 to fully describe the condition. I69.320 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I69.320, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I69.320 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 I69.320 existed?
I69.320 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.