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2025 ICD-10-CM code I69.023

Fluency disorder following a nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, such as stuttering.

Use additional codes to identify any associated cognitive deficits (I69.01-), other speech and language deficits (I69.02-), or other sequelae of the subarachnoid hemorrhage (I69.09-). Also, code any underlying conditions, such as hypertension (I10-I1A) or tobacco dependence (F17.-).

Medical necessity for services related to this code must be established by demonstrating the need for intervention to address the fluency disorder resulting from the subarachnoid hemorrhage. This typically involves documenting the functional impact of the fluency problem on the patient's communication and quality of life.

Clinicians, including neurologists, speech-language pathologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with cerebrovascular diseases, are responsible for accurately documenting and coding this condition.

In simple words: This code signifies a stuttering or other fluency problem that arises after a bleeding event in the brain called a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which wasn't caused by trauma.

Fluency disorder following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stuttering following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Example 1: A patient experiences a nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and, as a result, develops a stutter., A patient who previously had fluent speech experiences a subarachnoid hemorrhage and subsequently presents with cluttering, a type of fluency disorder., Following a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a patient exhibits a fluency disorder characterized by repetitions of sounds, syllables, or words.

Documentation should include details of the subarachnoid hemorrhage, the nature of the fluency disorder, and the causal relationship between the two. Supporting documentation might include neurological evaluations, speech-language pathology assessments, and imaging studies.

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