I69.823 — Fluency disorder following other cerebrovascular disease
Is I69.823 billable?
Yes — I69.823 is billable for FY2027. I69.823 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. I69.823 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
I69.823 at a glance
| Code | I69.823 |
|---|---|
| Description | Fluency disorder following other cerebrovascular disease |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does I69.823 group to?
I69.823 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 I69.823 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I69.823. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Disorder › fluency › following › cerebrovascular disease › specified disease NEC (of)
- Sequelae › disease › cerebrovascular › specified type NEC › fluency disorder (of)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to I69.823.
- Stuttering following other cerebrovascular disease
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I60-I69
The conditions below can never be reported together with I69.823 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 I69.823 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I69.8
The conditions below can never be reported together with I69.823 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)
Use additional code — inherited from I60-I69
Report an additional code alongside I69.823 to fully describe the condition. I69.823 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I69.823, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I69.823 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 I69.823 existed?
I69.823 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.