ICD Code I60.9

ICD code I60.9 is nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, unspecified, meaning bleeding occurs in the space between the brain and the tissues covering the brain (subarachnoid space) without a traumatic cause, and the exact source of the bleeding is not specified.

1. Sudden onset of severe headache, often described as "worst headache of life"

2. Loss of consciousness or altered mental status

3. Nausea and vomiting

4. Neck stiffness or nuchal rigidity

5. Photophobia (sensitivity to light)

6. Focal neurological deficits (e.g., weakness, numbness, speech difficulties)

7. Seizures

8. Evidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage on neuroimaging (CT or MRI)

9. No history of recent trauma

10. No clear identification of the source or cause of hemorrhage after initial evaluation

Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code I60.9 include:

- 61510: Craniotomy for excision of aneurysm, intracranial

- 61697: Endovascular repair of intracranial aneurysm using flow diverter(s)

- 61624: Transcatheter permanent occlusion or embolization, intracranial

- 99291: Critical care, evaluation and management, first 30-74 minutes

- 99292: Critical care, each additional 30 minutes

- 70450: CT scan, head or brain without contrast

- 70460: CT scan, head or brain with contrast

- 70470: CT scan, head or brain without and with contrast

- 70551: MRI brain without contrast

- 70553: MRI brain without and with contrast

- 62270: Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic

- 36556: Insertion of non-tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, age 5 years or older

These CPT codes are commonly associated with the management and treatment of I60.9.

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