I60.10 — Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified middle cerebral artery
I60.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from unspecified middle cerebral artery. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I60.10 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 248 Intracranial Hemorrhage0.239 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
I60.10 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56722Billing and Coding: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Code history
I60.10 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I60.1. If I60.10 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I60.10
- Is I60.10 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I60.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I60.10 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).