2025 ICD-10-CM code I69.059
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Diseases of the circulatory system - Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease 9 Feed
Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following a non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, affecting an unspecified side.
Medical necessity is established by the presence of hemiplegia or hemiparesis as a direct result of the subarachnoid hemorrhage.Documentation should clearly link the neurological deficits to the prior hemorrhage event.
Clinicians using this code should specify the type of sequelae (hemiplegia and hemiparesis), site, location of the hemorrhage, laterality, and dominance. Additional codes should be used to indicate any comorbidities, such as hypertension, history of tobacco use, or alcohol dependence.
In simple words: Paralysis or weakness on one side of the body following bleeding in the brain (not caused by trauma).
Hemiplegia and hemiparesis are neurological deficits resulting in paralysis or weakness on one side of the body. This code specifies that these conditions are a sequela, or after-effect, of a non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, a type of bleeding within the brain that does not originate from an external injury.The affected side is unspecified in this particular code.
Example 1: A patient experiences a subarachnoid hemorrhage and, after recovery from the acute event, exhibits weakness on one side of their body., A patient presents with hemiplegia following a subarachnoid hemorrhage. The physician documents the specific side affected., A patient experiences a non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage confirmed by imaging. The patient later develops both hemiparesis and cognitive impairments, requiring ongoing rehabilitation.
Documentation must specify the cause of the hemiplegia/hemiparesis being related to subarachnoid hemorrhage. Supporting documentation might include imaging results, neurological examination findings, and details of the initial hemorrhage event.
- Specialties:Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Internal Medicine
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Rehabilitation Facility, Skilled Nursing Facility