I72.6

Aneurysm of vertebral artery

Billable / specific

I72.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from I72)

  • aneurysm (cirsoid) (false) (ruptured)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • dissection of vertebral artery (I77.74)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from I72)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from I72)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from I72)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from I72)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from I72)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from I72)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from I72)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from I72)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from I72)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-) (from I72)
  • acquired aneurysm (I77.0) (from I72)
  • aneurysm (of) aorta (I71.-) (from I72)
  • aneurysm (of) arteriovenous NOS (Q27.3-) (from I72)
  • carotid artery dissection (I77.71) (from I72)
  • cerebral (nonruptured) aneurysm (I67.1) (from I72)
  • coronary aneurysm (I25.4) (from I72)
  • coronary artery dissection (I25.42) (from I72)
  • dissection of artery NEC (I77.79) (from I72)
  • dissection of precerebral artery, congenital (nonruptured) (Q28.1) (from I72)
  • heart aneurysm (I25.3) (from I72)
  • iliac artery dissection (I77.72) (from I72)
  • precerebral artery, congential (nonruptured) (Q28.1) (from I72)
  • pulmonary artery aneurysm (I28.1) (from I72)
  • renal artery dissection (I77.73) (from I72)
  • retinal aneurysm (H35.0) (from I72)
  • ruptured cerebral aneurysm (I60.7) (from I72)
  • varicose aneurysm (I77.0) (from I72)
  • vertebral artery dissection (I77.74) (from I72)

Also known as

  • Aneurysm, vertebral artery

Parent code

  • I72Other aneurysmHeader

Related codes

  • I72.0Aneurysm of carotid arteryBillable
  • I72.1Aneurysm of artery of upper extremityBillable
  • I72.2Aneurysm of renal arteryBillable
  • I72.3Aneurysm of iliac arteryBillable
  • I72.4Aneurysm of artery of lower extremityBillable
  • I72.5Aneurysm of other precerebral arteriesBillable
  • I72.8Aneurysm of other specified arteriesBillable
  • I72.9Aneurysm of unspecified siteBillable

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