I68.2

Cerebral arteritis in other diseases classified elsewhere

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · I68.2
Excludes 1

cerebral arteritis (in): listerosis (A32.89) systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.19) syphilis (A52.04) tuberculosis (A18.89)

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underlying disease

Inherited from I60-I69Cerebrovascular diseases
Excludes 1

traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)

Use additional

code to identify presence of: alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22) history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891) hypertension (I10-I1A) occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31) tobacco dependence (F17.-) tobacco use (Z72.0)

Inherited from chapter 9Diseases of the circulatory system
Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Official Guidelines for I68.2

FY 2026 ›
I.C.9Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)

Subsections

Sections that reference I68.2

Sections whose FY 2026 text names I68.2, its I68 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.

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