I61
ICD-10Non-billable categoryNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
I61 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- sequelae of intracerebral hemorrhage (I69.1-)
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code, if known, to indicate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (R29.7-)
More specific codes under I61
- I61.0Nontraumatic intcrbl hemorrhage in hemisphere, subcortical
- I61.1Nontraumatic intcrbl hemorrhage in hemisphere, cortical
- I61.2Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, unsp
- I61.3Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in brain stem
- I61.4Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in cerebellum
- I61.5Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, intraventricular
- I61.6Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localized
- I61.8Other nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- I61.9Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.