FY2027 ICD-10-CM reference
I69.044: Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Billable code. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Excludes2
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
neoplasms (C00-D49)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Instructional note
code to identify presence of:
Source: I60-I69 (section, inherited).
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alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
Source: I60-I69 (section, inherited).
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exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
Source: I60-I69 (section, inherited).
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history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
Source: I60-I69 (section, inherited).
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hypertension (I10-I1A)
Source: I60-I69 (section, inherited).
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occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
Source: I60-I69 (section, inherited).
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tobacco dependence (F17.-)
Source: I60-I69 (section, inherited).
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tobacco use (Z72.0)
Source: I60-I69 (section, inherited).
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traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-)
Source: I60-I69 (section, inherited).
Instructional note
Category I69 is to be used to indicate conditions in I60-I67 as the cause of sequelae. The 'sequelae' include conditions specified as such or as residuals which may occur at any time after the onset of the causal condition
Source: I69 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
personal history of cerebral infarction without residual deficit (Z86.73)
Source: I69 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
personal history of prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (PRIND) (Z86.73)
Source: I69 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
personal history of reversible ischemic neurologcial deficit (RIND) (Z86.73)
Source: I69 (category, inherited).
Excludes1
sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)
Source: I69 (category, inherited).
Compare the FY2027 additions, removals and billable-status changes
What does I69.044 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Monoplegia of lower limb following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage affecting left non-dominant side. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Is I69.044 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks I69.044 as billable. Check the complete Tabular instructions and documentation before assigning it.
Does I69.044 map to an HCC?
In the CMS 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings (payment year 2027, 2026 dates of service), I69.044 maps to CMS-HCC V28 HCC 254 (Monoplegia, Other Paralytic Syndromes). For 2027 dates of service, CMS has not yet published the payment year 2028 mappings. ESRD, RxHCC, PACE and HHS-HCC mappings are still pending verification for FY2027.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.
Review the FY2026 April edition