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I69.991

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Dysphagia following unspecified 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 persists as a long-term effect following a stroke or other cerebrovascular event.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the severity of dysphagia (mild, moderate, severe) and whether it affects solids, liquids, or both
  • •This represents a sequela of CVD; if the acute stroke is still being treated, use the acute stroke code instead

Use Additional Code

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

Code Hierarchy

└I69Sequelae of cerebrovascular disease└I69.9Sequelae of unspecified cerebrovascular diseases└I69.99Other sequelae of unspecified cerebrovascular disease└I69.991Dysphagia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease
└I69.991Dysphagia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease

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