Is I67.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. I67.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does I67.7 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).

What cannot be coded together with I67.7?

I67.7 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

I67.7

I67.7 — Cerebral arteritis, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I67.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cerebral arteritis, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

allergic granulomatous angiitis (M30.1)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Granulomatous angiitis of the nervous system

Other codes that can never be billed with I67.7

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at I67.7. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading I67.7 alone.

I77.6Arteritis, unspecified

Risk adjustment

I67.7 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I67.7 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography

How I67.7 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I67.7.

Angiitis›nervous system, granulomatous
Arteritis›brain
Arteritis›cerebral
Endarteritis›brain
Endarteritis›cerebral or cerebrospinal
Panarteritis nodosa›brain or cerebral

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I67. If I67.7 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I67.7

Is I67.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. I67.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does I67.7 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69).
What cannot be coded together with I67.7?: I67.7 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.