Question 1

What is ICD-10 code I69.223?

Accepted Answer

I69.223 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fluency disorder following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage. A speech disorder affecting the rhythm and flow of speech (stuttering or cluttering) that develops after a brain bleed. I69.223 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the circulatory system (i00-i99), within the section covering cerebrovascular diseases (i60-i69).

I69.223 is a billable ICD-10-CM code, but the current payload does not show a mapping under the CMS-HCC V28 or V24 community payment models, and none under the ESRD, Part D RxHCC, or HHS-HCC models. Do not assign risk adjustment value from this page when no source-backed mapping is shown; verify the applicable model and payment year.

Fluency disorder is distinct from dysphasia and dysarthria; it specifically addresses rhythm and flow problems in speech.

Question 2

Is I69.223 an HCC code?

Accepted Answer

I69.223 has no payable CMS-HCC V28 mapping in the final FY2026 CMS file.

Question 3

Is I69.223 billable?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I69.223 is a billable ICD-10-CM code that can be reported on professional and institutional claims as a primary or secondary diagnosis when the provider documentation supports the specific condition described. Billable codes in ICD-10-CM are coded to the highest level of specificity available for the documented diagnosis. I69.223 is current for fiscal year 2026 and remains in the active CMS ICD-10-CM code set published by the National Center for Health Statistics.

Question 4

Which HCC does I69.223 map to under V28?

Accepted Answer

I69.223 has no payable CMS-HCC V28 mapping in the final FY2026 CMS file.

Question 5

What RAF reference is published for I69.223?

Accepted Answer

I69.223 has no V28 reference coefficient because the final FY2026 source verifies no payable V28 mapping.

Question 6

What is the V28 vs V24 difference for I69.223?

Accepted Answer

I69.223 has verified no payable V28 mapping in the final FY2026 source. Select a historical effective period before making any V24 comparison.

Question 7

What documentation supports I69.223?

Accepted Answer

Fluency disorder is distinct from dysphasia and dysarthria; it specifically addresses rhythm and flow problems in speech Document whether the fluency disorder is new-onset or worsening of pre-existing condition following the hemorrhage I69.223 is not a CMS-HCC V28 payment code in the verified current source, so MEAT is not the payment hook. Documentation still has to support the diagnosis if you report it.

Question 8

Can I69.223 be a primary diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I69.223 carries no code-first instruction in the FY2026 tabular, so it can be the first-listed diagnosis when it is the condition chiefly responsible for the encounter and the note supports it, and it can also be reported as a secondary diagnosis. For risk adjustment the order does not matter; the V28 category is the same either way.

Question 9

Which codes cannot be reported with I69.223?

Accepted Answer

The Excludes1 note that applies to I69.223 lists traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (S06.-); personal history of cerebral infarction without residual deficit (Z86.73); personal history of prolonged reversible ischemic neurologic deficit (PRIND) (Z86.73); personal history of reversible ischemic neurologcial deficit (RIND) (Z86.73); and 1 more (see the notes on this page). An Excludes1 condition is not reported together with I69.223; report one or the other, unless the two conditions are unrelated, which the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines (Section I.A.12.a) allow. The Excludes2 note lists 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); and 6 more (see the notes on this page); those are separate conditions that may be reported together with I69.223 when both are documented.

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I69.223 ICD-10-CM Code: Fluency disorder following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage

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