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I69 ICD-10-CA category: Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease

I69 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 6 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

I69

Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in I69

I69 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

I69.0Sequelae of subarachnoid haemorrhageI69.1Sequelae of intracerebral haemorrhageI69.2Sequelae of other nontraumatic intracranial haemorrhageI69.3Sequelae of cerebral infarctionI69.4Sequelae of stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarctionI69.8Sequelae of other and unspecified cerebrovascular diseases

Notes for I69

As CIHI prints them, with any note I69 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

Use additional code

Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.

  • Use additional code from category (E10-E14) with fourth and fifth characters .52 to classify any associated diabetes mellitus.
  • Use additional code to identify presence of hypertension.From I60-I69 Cerebrovascular diseases

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (T90.5)
  • 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)

Note

  • Category I69 is to be used to indicate previous episodes of conditions in (I60-I67.1) and (I67.4-I67.9) as the cause of sequelae, themselves classified elsewhere. The "sequelae" include conditions specified as such or as late effects, or those present one year or more after onset of the causal condition. Not to be used for chronic cerebrovascular disease. Code these to (I60-I67).

Where I69 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
  2. 2Block I60-I69Cerebrovascular diseases
  3. 3Category I69Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease

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.

See I69 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is I69 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. I69 (Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 6 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is I69 in ICD-10-CA?

I69 sits under I60-I69 Cerebrovascular diseases, within Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).

What coding notes apply to I69?

ICD-10-CA lists Note, Use additional code, Excludes, Includes notes for I69, 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 I69

I60Subarachnoid 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 diseasesI68Cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere