Diagnosis Code

I67.6 NONPYOGENIC THROMBOSIS OF INTRACRANIAL VENOUS SYSTEM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: I67.6

Short Description: Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system

Long Description: Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system

The code I67.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
    • Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)
      • Other cerebrovascular diseases (I67)
        • I67.6 Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Benign intracranial hypertension due to thrombus of intracranial vein
  • Cerebral vein occlusion
  • Cerebral venous thrombosis of cortical vein
  • Cerebral venous thrombosis of cortical vein without infarction
  • Cerebral venous thrombosis of great cerebral vein
  • Cerebral venous thrombosis of straight sinus
  • Embolism of intracranial venous sinus
  • Embolism of superior sagittal sinus
  • Embolism of torcular Herophili
  • Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous sinus
  • Occlusion of cerebral vein by nonpyogenic thrombus
  • Rolandic vein occlusion syndrome
  • Thrombosis of basal vein
  • Thrombosis of cerebral veins
  • Thrombosis of multiple cerebral veins
  • Thrombosis of superior anastomotic vein
  • Thrombosis of superior longitudinal sinus
  • Thrombosis of torcular Herophili
  • Thrombus of intracranial vein

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code I67.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Nonpyogenic thrombosis of cerebral vein
    • Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous sinus
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system causing infarction (@I63.6*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
I67.6 Right Arrow 437.6 Nonpyogen thrombos sinus

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
I67 Other cerebrovascular diseases
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I67.2 Cerebral atherosclerosis
I67.3 Progressive vascular leukoencephalopathy
I67.4 Hypertensive encephalopathy
I67.5 Moyamoya disease
I67.7 Cerebral arteritis, not elsewhere classified
I67.8 Other specified cerebrovascular diseases
I67.81 Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
I67.82 Cerebral ischemia
I67.83 Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
I67.84 Cerebral vasospasm and vasoconstriction
I67.841 Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome
I67.848 Other cerebrovascular vasospasm and vasoconstriction
I67.85 Hereditary cerebrovascular diseases
I67.850 Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
I67.858 Other hereditary cerebrovascular disease
I67.89 Other cerebrovascular disease
I67.9 Cerebrovascular disease, unspecified


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