I68 ICD-10-CA category: Cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
I68 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 4 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
I68Cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in I68
I68 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for I68
As CIHI prints them, with any note I68 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- With mention of hypertension (conditions in I10 and I15.-)From I60-I69 Cerebrovascular diseases
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code to identify presence of hypertension.From I60-I69 Cerebrovascular diseases
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)traumatic intracranial haemorrhage (S06.-)vascular dementia (F01.-)From I60-I69 Cerebrovascular diseases
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)From Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Where I68 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
- 2Block I60-I69Cerebrovascular diseases
- 3Category I68Cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is I68 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. I68 (Cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 4 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is I68 in ICD-10-CA?
I68 sits under I60-I69 Cerebrovascular diseases, within Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).
What coding notes apply to I68?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Use additional code, Excludes notes for I68, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside I68
View I60-I69I60Subarachnoid haemorrhageI61Intracerebral haemorrhageI62Other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhageI63Cerebral infarctionI64Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarctionI65Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarctionI66Occlusion and stenosis of cerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarctionI67Other cerebrovascular diseasesI69Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease