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Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular

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Article Guidance
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Coding Guidelines
Please refer to the Novitas Local Coverage Determination (LCD), Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies,
L35397 for reasonable and necessary requirements and frequency limitations.
The HCPCS/CPT code(s) may be subject to National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits. This information does not
take precedence over NCCI edits. Please refer to NCCI for correct coding guidelines and specific applicable code
combinations prior to billing Medicare.
Note: When an uninterpretable study results in performing another type of study, only the successful study should
be billed.
When billing these procedures after a carotid endarterectomy, provide in the narrative the date of the surgery
and the verbiage "carotid endarterectomy."
Duplex post-interventional follow-up studies are typically limited in scope and unilateral in nature. The
"complete/bilateral" duplex scan codes should seldom be used, while the "unilateral or limited study" codes should be
used (except for the patient who had bilateral intervention).
Do not report procedure codes 93890-93893 in conjunction with code 93888.
All non-invasive vascular study CPT codes are considered bilateral codes unless otherwise indicated in the CPT
definition. The 150% payment adjustment for bilateral procedures does not apply. Modifier -50 and/or the anatomic
modifiers, -LT/-RT should not be used.
Append the modifier –52 to report a unilateral study as appropriate. Information explaining the reduced service
should be included in Item 19 of the CMS-1500 form or the electronic equivalent. Any appropriate documentation
may be submitted with the claim to support the reduced service.
Coding Information
CPT/HCPCS Codes
Group 1 Paragraph:
Note: Providers are reminded to refer to the long descriptors of the CPT codes in their CPT book.
Group 1 Codes: (2 Codes)
CODE DESCRIPTION
93880 Extracranial bilat study
93882 Extracranial uni/ltd study

Group 2 Paragraph:
N/A
CODE DESCRIPTION
93886 Intracranial complete study
93888 Intracranial limited study
93890 Tcd vasoreactivity study
93892 Tcd emboli detect w/o inj
93893 Tcd emboli detect w/inj
CPT/HCPCS Modifiers
N/A
ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity
Group 1 Paragraph:
It is the provider’s responsibility to select codes carried out to the highest level of specificity and selected from the
ICD-10-CM code book appropriate to the year in which the service is rendered for the claim(s) submitted.
Note: Use ICD-10-CM code I74.9 to report Paradoxical Cerebral Embolism.
Note: Use ICD-10-CM code R09.89 to report Carotid Bruit.
Note: Use ICD-10-CM code R22.1 to report Pulsatile Neck Mass.
Note: Use ICD-10-CM code R55 when findings and symptoms are consistent with cerebral vascular insufficiency
(vertebral, basilar and carotid artery reduced flow).
Medicare is establishing the following limited coverage for CPT codes 93880 and 93882:
CODE DESCRIPTION
D44.6 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of carotid body
D44.7 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia
G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

CODE DESCRIPTION
G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.3 Amaurosis fugax
G45.4 Transient global amnesia
G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
G46.0 Middle cerebral artery syndrome
G46.1 Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
G46.2 Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
G46.3 Brain stem stroke syndrome
G46.4 Cerebellar stroke syndrome
G46.5 Pure motor lacunar syndrome
G46.6 Pure sensory lacunar syndrome
G46.7 Other lacunar syndromes
G46.8 Other vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases
G81.01 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
G81.02 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
G81.03 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
G81.04 Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
G81.11 Spastic hemiplegia affecting right dominant side
G81.12 Spastic hemiplegia affecting left dominant side
G81.13 Spastic hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side
G81.14 Spastic hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side
G81.91 Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side
G81.92 Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side
G81.93 Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right nondominant side
G81.94 Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left nondominant side
G83.0 Diplegia of upper limbs
G83.11 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting right dominant side
G83.12 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting left dominant side
G83.13 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting right nondominant side
G83.14 Monoplegia of lower limb affecting left nondominant side

CODE DESCRIPTION
G83.21 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting right dominant side
G83.22 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting left dominant side
G83.23 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting right nondominant side
G83.24 Monoplegia of upper limb affecting left nondominant side
G83.31 Monoplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side
G83.32 Monoplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side
G83.33 Monoplegia, unspecified affecting right nondominant side
G83.34 Monoplegia, unspecified affecting left nondominant side
H34.01 Transient retinal artery occlusion, right eye
H34.02 Transient retinal artery occlusion, left eye
H34.03 Transient retinal artery occlusion, bilateral
H34.11 Central retinal artery occlusion, right eye
H34.12 Central retinal artery occlusion, left eye
H34.13 Central retinal artery occlusion, bilateral
H34.211 Partial retinal artery occlusion, right eye
H34.212 Partial retinal artery occlusion, left eye
H34.213 Partial retinal artery occlusion, bilateral
H34.231 Retinal artery branch occlusion, right eye
H34.232 Retinal artery branch occlusion, left eye
H34.233 Retinal artery branch occlusion, bilateral
H35.82 Retinal ischemia
H53.11 Day blindness
H53.121 Transient visual loss, right eye
H53.122 Transient visual loss, left eye
H53.123 Transient visual loss, bilateral
H53.131 Sudden visual loss, right eye
H53.132 Sudden visual loss, left eye
H53.133 Sudden visual loss, bilateral
I25.10 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris
I25.110 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unstable angina pectoris
I25.111 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with angina pectoris with
documented spasm

CODE DESCRIPTION
I25.118 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with other forms of angina
pectoris
I25.119 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unspecified angina
pectoris
I34.0 Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) insufficiency
I34.1 Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) prolapse
I34.2 Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) stenosis
I35.0 Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis
I35.1 Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) insufficiency
I35.2 Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis with insufficiency
I61.0 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, subcortical
I61.1 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, cortical
I61.2 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, unspecified
I61.3 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in brain stem
I61.4 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in cerebellum
I61.5 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, intraventricular
I61.6 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localized
I61.8 Other nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
I61.9 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecified
I63.00 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified precerebral artery
I63.011 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right vertebral artery
I63.012 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left vertebral artery
I63.013 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.02 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery
I63.031 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right carotid artery
I63.032 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left carotid artery
I63.033 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.09 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other precerebral artery
I63.10 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of unspecified precerebral artery
I63.111 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right vertebral artery
I63.112 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery
I63.113 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral vertebral arteries

CODE DESCRIPTION
I63.12 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
I63.131 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right carotid artery
I63.132 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left carotid artery
I63.133 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.19 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
CODE DESCRIPTION
I63.20 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified

precerebral arteries
I63.211 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right vertebral artery
I63.212 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left vertebral artery
I63.213 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral vertebral

arteries
I63.219 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of unspecified vertebral

artery
I63.22 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of basilar artery
I63.231 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right carotid arteries
I63.232 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left carotid arteries
I63.233 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral carotid

arteries
I63.29 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other precerebral

arteries
I63.311 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right middle cerebral artery
I63.312 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left middle cerebral artery
I63.313 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.321 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.322 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.323 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.331 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.332 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.333 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.341 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right cerebellar artery
I63.342 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left cerebellar artery
I63.343 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral cerebellar arteries

CODE DESCRIPTION
I63.39 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery
I63.411 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right middle cerebral artery
I63.412 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left middle cerebral artery
I63.413 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.421 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.422 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.423 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.431 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.432 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.433 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.441 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right cerebellar artery
I63.442 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left cerebellar artery
I63.443 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral cerebellar arteries
I63.49 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other cerebral artery
I63.511 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right middle cerebral
artery
I63.512 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left middle cerebral
artery
I63.513 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral middle

cerebral arteries
I63.521 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right anterior cerebral
artery
I63.522 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left anterior cerebral
artery
I63.523 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral anterior

cerebral arteries
I63.531 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right posterior

cerebral artery
I63.532 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left posterior cerebral
artery
I63.533 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral posterior

cerebral arteries
I63.541 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right cerebellar artery
I63.542 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left cerebellar artery

CODE DESCRIPTION
I63.543 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral cerebellar

arteries
I63.59 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other cerebral artery
I63.6 Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic
I63.81 Other cerebral infarction due to occlusion or stenosis of small artery
I63.89 Other cerebral infarction
I65.01 Occlusion and stenosis of right vertebral artery
I65.02 Occlusion and stenosis of left vertebral artery
I65.03 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
I65.1 Occlusion and stenosis of basilar artery
I65.21 Occlusion and stenosis of right carotid artery
I65.22 Occlusion and stenosis of left carotid artery
I65.23 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries
I65.8 Occlusion and stenosis of other precerebral arteries
I66.01 Occlusion and stenosis of right middle cerebral artery
I66.02 Occlusion and stenosis of left middle cerebral artery
I66.03 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I66.11 Occlusion and stenosis of right anterior cerebral artery
I66.12 Occlusion and stenosis of left anterior cerebral artery
I66.13 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I66.21 Occlusion and stenosis of right posterior cerebral artery
I66.22 Occlusion and stenosis of left posterior cerebral artery
I66.23 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I66.3 Occlusion and stenosis of cerebellar arteries
I66.8 Occlusion and stenosis of other cerebral arteries
I67.1 Cerebral aneurysm, nonruptured
I67.2 Cerebral atherosclerosis
I67.6 Nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system
I67.81 Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
I67.82 Cerebral ischemia
I67.841 Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome
I67.848 Other cerebrovascular vasospasm and vasoconstriction

CODE DESCRIPTION
I67.89 Other cerebrovascular disease
I68.0 Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
I69.031 Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

affecting right dominant side

affecting left dominant side

affecting right non-dominant side

affecting left non-dominant side
I69.041 Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting

right dominant side

left dominant side

right non-dominant side

left non-dominant side
I69.051 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage




I69.131 Monoplegia of upper limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting

right dominant side

left dominant side


I69.141 Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage affecting

right dominant side

CODE DESCRIPTION
left dominant side


CODE DESCRIPTION
I69.151 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage




I69.231 Monoplegia of upper limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage




I69.241 Monoplegia of lower limb following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage




I69.251 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage




CODE DESCRIPTION
I69.331 Monoplegia of upper limb following cerebral infarction affecting right dominant side
I69.332 Monoplegia of upper limb following cerebral infarction affecting left dominant side
I69.333 Monoplegia of upper limb following cerebral infarction affecting right non-dominant
side
I69.334 Monoplegia of upper limb following cerebral infarction affecting left non-dominant
side
I69.341 Monoplegia of lower limb following cerebral infarction affecting right dominant side
I69.342 Monoplegia of lower limb following cerebral infarction affecting left dominant side
I69.343 Monoplegia of lower limb following cerebral infarction affecting right non-dominant
side
I69.344 Monoplegia of lower limb following cerebral infarction affecting left non-dominant
side
I69.351 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting right dominant
side
I69.352 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting left dominant side
I69.353 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting right non-
dominant side
I69.354 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting left non-dominant
side
I69.831 Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right
dominant side
I69.832 Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left
dominant side
I69.833 Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right
non-dominant side
I69.834 Monoplegia of upper limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-
dominant side
I69.841 Monoplegia of lower limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right
dominant side
I69.842 Monoplegia of lower limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left
dominant side
I69.843 Monoplegia of lower limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right
non-dominant side
I69.844 Monoplegia of lower limb following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left non-
dominant side

CODE DESCRIPTION
I69.851 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right
dominant side
I69.852 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left
dominant side
I69.853 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right
non-dominant side
I69.854 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left
non-dominant side
I69.931 Monoplegia of upper limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting

right dominant side
I69.932 Monoplegia of upper limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left
dominant side
I69.933 Monoplegia of upper limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting

I69.934 Monoplegia of upper limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left
non-dominant side
I69.941 Monoplegia of lower limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting

right dominant side
I69.942 Monoplegia of lower limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left
dominant side
I69.943 Monoplegia of lower limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting

I69.944 Monoplegia of lower limb following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting left
non-dominant side
I69.951 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following unspecified cerebrovascular disease affecting

right dominant side

left dominant side


I72.0 Aneurysm of carotid artery
I74.9 Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified artery
I76 Septic arterial embolism
I77.1 Stricture of artery

CODE DESCRIPTION
I77.2 Rupture of artery
I77.3 Arterial fibromuscular dysplasia
I77.6 Arteritis, unspecified
I77.71 Dissection of carotid artery
I77.89 Other specified disorders of arteries and arterioles
R09.89 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory
systems
R22.1 Localized swelling, mass and lump, neck
R26.0 Ataxic gait
R26.1 Paralytic gait
R29.5 Transient paralysis
R29.810 Facial weakness
R47.01 Aphasia
R47.02 Dysphasia
R47.1 Dysarthria and anarthria
R47.81 Slurred speech
R47.89 Other speech disturbances
R55 Syncope and collapse
S15.011A - S15.011S Minor laceration of right carotid artery, initial encounter - Minor laceration of right
carotid artery, sequela
S15.012A - S15.012S Minor laceration of left carotid artery, initial encounter - Minor laceration of left
S15.021A - S15.021S Major laceration of right carotid artery, initial encounter - Major laceration of right
S15.022A - S15.022S Major laceration of left carotid artery, initial encounter - Major laceration of left
S15.091A - S15.091S Other specified injury of right carotid artery, initial encounter - Other specified
injury of right carotid artery, sequela
S15.092A - S15.092S Other specified injury of left carotid artery, initial encounter - Other specified injury
of left carotid artery, sequela
S15.111A - S15.111S Minor laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounter - Minor laceration of right
vertebral artery, sequela
S15.112A - S15.112S Minor laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter - Minor laceration of left

CODE DESCRIPTION
S15.121A - S15.121S Major laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounter - Major laceration of right
S15.122A - S15.122S Major laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter - Major laceration of left
S15.191A - S15.191S Other specified injury of right vertebral artery, initial encounter - Other specified
injury of right vertebral artery, sequela
S15.192A - S15.192S Other specified injury of left vertebral artery, initial encounter - Other specified
injury of left vertebral artery, sequela
S25.111A - S25.111S Minor laceration of right innominate or subclavian artery, initial encounter - Minor
laceration of right innominate or subclavian artery, sequela
S25.112A - S25.112S Minor laceration of left innominate or subclavian artery, initial encounter - Minor
laceration of left innominate or subclavian artery, sequela
S25.121A - S25.121S Major laceration of right innominate or subclavian artery, initial encounter - Major
laceration of right innominate or subclavian artery, sequela
S25.122A - S25.122S Major laceration of left innominate or subclavian artery, initial encounter - Major
laceration of left innominate or subclavian artery, sequela
S25.191A - S25.191S Other specified injury of right innominate or subclavian artery, initial encounter -
Other specified injury of right innominate or subclavian artery, sequela
S25.192A - S25.192S Other specified injury of left innominate or subclavian artery, initial encounter -
Other specified injury of left innominate or subclavian artery, sequela
Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other
than malignant neoplasm
Group 2 Paragraph:
Note: Use ICD-10-CM code G93.89 to report assessment of Suspected Brain Death.
Note: Use ICD-10-CM code I74.9 to report Paradoxical Cerebral Embolism.
Note: Use ICD-10-CM code R55 when findings and symptoms are consistent with cerebral vascular insufficiency
(vertebral, basilar and carotid artery reduced flow).
Medicare is establishing the following limited coverage for CPT codes 93886, 93888, 93890, 93892, and
93893:
CODE DESCRIPTION
G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
G45.3 Amaurosis fugax

CODE DESCRIPTION
G45.4 Transient global amnesia
G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
G46.0 Middle cerebral artery syndrome
G46.1 Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
G46.2 Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
G93.82 Brain death
G93.89 Other specified disorders of brain
G97.31 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure

complicating a nervous system procedure
G97.32 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure

complicating other procedure
G97.48 Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure
during a nervous system procedure
G97.49 Accidental puncture and laceration of other nervous system organ or structure
during other procedure
G97.51 Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following a

nervous system procedure
G97.52 Postprocedural hemorrhage of a nervous system organ or structure following other

procedure
I60.11 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from right middle cerebral artery
I60.12 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from left middle cerebral artery
I60.2 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from anterior communicating artery
I60.31 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from right posterior communicating artery
I60.32 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from left posterior communicating artery
I60.4 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from basilar artery
I60.51 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from right vertebral artery
I60.52 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from left vertebral artery
I60.6 Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage from other intracranial arteries
I60.8 Other nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
I61.0 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, subcortical
I61.1 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in hemisphere, cortical
I61.3 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in brain stem

CODE DESCRIPTION
I61.4 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in cerebellum
I61.5 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, intraventricular
I61.6 Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple localized
I61.8 Other nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
I63.011 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right vertebral artery
I63.012 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left vertebral artery
I63.013 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.02 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery
I63.031 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right carotid artery
I63.032 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left carotid artery
I63.033 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.09 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other precerebral artery
I63.111 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right vertebral artery
I63.112 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery
I63.113 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.12 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
I63.131 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right carotid artery
I63.132 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left carotid artery
I63.133 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.19 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
I63.211 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right vertebral artery
I63.212 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left vertebral artery
I63.213 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral vertebral

arteries
I63.22 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of basilar artery
I63.231 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right carotid arteries
I63.232 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left carotid arteries
I63.233 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral carotid

arteries
I63.29 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other precerebral

arteries
I63.311 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right middle cerebral artery
I63.312 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left middle cerebral artery

CODE DESCRIPTION
I63.313 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.321 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.322 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.323 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.331 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.332 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.333 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.341 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right cerebellar artery
I63.342 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left cerebellar artery
I63.343 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral cerebellar arteries
I63.39 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery
I63.411 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right middle cerebral artery
I63.412 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left middle cerebral artery
I63.413 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.421 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.422 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.423 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.431 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.432 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.433 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.441 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right cerebellar artery
I63.442 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left cerebellar artery
I63.443 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral cerebellar arteries
I63.49 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other cerebral artery
I63.511 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right middle cerebral
artery
I63.512 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left middle cerebral
artery
I63.513 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral middle

cerebral arteries
I63.521 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right anterior cerebral
artery
I63.522 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left anterior cerebral

CODE DESCRIPTION
artery
I63.523 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral anterior

cerebral arteries
I63.531 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right posterior

cerebral artery
I63.532 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left posterior cerebral
artery
I63.533 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral posterior

cerebral arteries
I63.541 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right cerebellar artery
I63.542 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left cerebellar artery
I63.543 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral cerebellar

arteries
I63.59 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other cerebral artery
I63.6 Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic
I63.81 Other cerebral infarction due to occlusion or stenosis of small artery
I63.89 Other cerebral infarction
I63.9 Cerebral infarction, unspecified
CODE DESCRIPTION
I65.01 Occlusion and stenosis of right vertebral artery
I65.02 Occlusion and stenosis of left vertebral artery
I65.03 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
I65.1 Occlusion and stenosis of basilar artery
I65.21 Occlusion and stenosis of right carotid artery
I65.22 Occlusion and stenosis of left carotid artery
I65.23 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries
I65.8 Occlusion and stenosis of other precerebral arteries
I66.01 Occlusion and stenosis of right middle cerebral artery
I66.02 Occlusion and stenosis of left middle cerebral artery
I66.03 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I66.11 Occlusion and stenosis of right anterior cerebral artery
I66.12 Occlusion and stenosis of left anterior cerebral artery
I66.13 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries

CODE DESCRIPTION
I66.21 Occlusion and stenosis of right posterior cerebral artery
I66.22 Occlusion and stenosis of left posterior cerebral artery
I66.23 Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I66.3 Occlusion and stenosis of cerebellar arteries
I66.8 Occlusion and stenosis of other cerebral arteries
I67.1 Cerebral aneurysm, nonruptured
I67.2 Cerebral atherosclerosis
I67.7 Cerebral arteritis, not elsewhere classified
I67.81 Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
I67.82 Cerebral ischemia
I67.841 Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome
I67.848 Other cerebrovascular vasospasm and vasoconstriction
I67.89 Other cerebrovascular disease
I67.9 Cerebrovascular disease, unspecified
I72.6 Aneurysm of vertebral artery
I74.9 Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified artery
I76 Septic arterial embolism
Q28.2 Arteriovenous malformation of cerebral vessels
Q28.3 Other malformations of cerebral vessels
R26.0 Ataxic gait
R26.1 Paralytic gait
R26.81 Unsteadiness on feet
R26.89 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
R29.5 Transient paralysis
R29.810 Facial weakness
R47.01 Aphasia
R47.02 Dysphasia
R47.1 Dysarthria and anarthria
R47.81 Slurred speech
R47.89 Other speech disturbances
R55 Syncope and collapse
S09.0XXA - S09.0XXS Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter - Injury of

CODE DESCRIPTION
blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, sequela
S15.111A - S15.111S Minor laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounter - Minor laceration of right
S15.112A - S15.112S Minor laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter - Minor laceration of left
S15.121A - S15.121S Major laceration of right vertebral artery, initial encounter - Major laceration of right
S15.122A - S15.122S Major laceration of left vertebral artery, initial encounter - Major laceration of left
S15.191A - S15.191S Other specified injury of right vertebral artery, initial encounter - Other specified
injury of right vertebral artery, sequela
S15.192A - S15.192S Other specified injury of left vertebral artery, initial encounter - Other specified
injury of left vertebral artery, sequela
Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other
than malignant neoplasm
ICD-10-CM Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity
Group 1 Paragraph:
All ICD-10 codes not listed under the "ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity" section of this article.
Group 1 Codes: (1 Code)
CODE DESCRIPTION
XX000 Not Applicable
Additional ICD-10 Information
N/A
Bill Type Codes
Contractors may specify Bill Types to help providers identify those Bill Types typically used to report this service.
Absence of a Bill Type does not guarantee that the article does not apply to that Bill Type. Complete absence of all
Bill Types indicates that coverage is not influenced by Bill Type and the article should be assumed to apply equally
to all claims.
CODE DESCRIPTION
011x Hospital Inpatient (Including Medicare Part A)
012x Hospital Inpatient (Medicare Part B only)

CODE DESCRIPTION
013x Hospital Outpatient
083x Ambulatory Surgery Center
085x Critical Access Hospital
Revenue Codes
Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report
this service. In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory. Unless specified in the article, services
reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination. Complete absence of all
Revenue Codes indicates that coverage is not influenced by Revenue Code and the article should be assumed to
apply equally to all Revenue Codes.
Note:The contractor has identified the Bill Type and Revenue Codes applicable for use with the CPT/HCPCS codes
included in this article. Providers are reminded that not all CPT/HCPCS codes listed can be billed with all Bill Type
and/or Revenue Codes listed. CPT/HCPCS codes are required to be billed with specific Bill Type and Revenue
Codes. Providers are encouraged to refer to the CMS Internet-Only Manual (IOM) Publication 100-04, Medicare
Claims Processing Manual, for further guidance.
CODE DESCRIPTION
0921 Other Diagnostic Services - Peripheral Vascular Lab
Other Coding Information
N/A
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08/02/2019 R4
Article revised and published on 10/17/2019 effective for dates of service on and after
08/02/2019. The following ICD-10-CM codes have been added to Group 1 ICD-10-CM
codes in the article: I25.110, I25.111, I25.118, I25.119. System changes have been
made to our articles in response to CMS Change Request 10901. The Coding Section
has been reordered and new sections for CPT/HCPCS Modifiers and Other Coding
Information have been added.
03/21/2019 R3
Article revised and published on 03/21/2019. All codes from L35397, Non-Invasive
Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies, have been placed in this article per CMS Change
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consistent with LCD L35397 Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies and to add
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Article - Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial

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Created on 02/07/2024. Page 1 of 24

Novitas Solutions, Inc. A and B MAC 12502 - MAC B J-L Pennsylvania

Novitas Solutions, Inc. A and B MAC 12901 - MAC A J-L Delaware

Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular

CMS National Coverage Policy

Please refer to the related LCD, L35397.

Created on 02/07/2024. Page 2 of 24

Do not report procedure codes 93890-93893 in conjunction with code 93888.

Group 1 Codes: (2 Codes)

93880 Extracranial bilat study

93882 Extracranial uni/ltd study

Created on 02/07/2024. Page 3 of 24

Group 2 Codes: (5 Codes)

93886 Intracranial complete study

93888 Intracranial limited study

93890 Tcd vasoreactivity study

93892 Tcd emboli detect w/o inj

93893 Tcd emboli detect w/inj

ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

Note: Use ICD-10-CM code I74.9 to report Paradoxical Cerebral Embolism.

Note: Use ICD-10-CM code R09.89 to report Carotid Bruit.

Note: Use ICD-10-CM code R22.1 to report Pulsatile Neck Mass.

Group 1 Codes: (329 Codes)

D44.6 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of carotid body

D44.7 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia

G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

Created on 02/07/2024. Page 4 of 24

G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)

G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes

G45.3 Amaurosis fugax

G45.4 Transient global amnesia

G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes

G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified

G46.0 Middle cerebral artery syndrome

G46.1 Anterior cerebral artery syndrome

G46.2 Posterior cerebral artery syndrome

G46.3 Brain stem stroke syndrome

G46.4 Cerebellar stroke syndrome

G46.5 Pure motor lacunar syndrome

G46.6 Pure sensory lacunar syndrome

G46.7 Other lacunar syndromes

G46.8 Other vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases