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I69.891

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Dysphagia following other cerebrovascular disease

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Difficulty swallowing that develops as a lasting effect of a stroke or other brain blood vessel disease.

Coding Tips

  • Document severity if available (mild, moderate, severe) as this affects treatment planning
  • Dysphagia following cerebrovascular disease may require speech-language pathology evaluation and intervention codes

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify the type of dysphagia, if known (R13.11-R13.19)

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