I63Cerebral infarction
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Chapter IX
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- Group I60-I69
- Cerebrovascular diseases
- Official Vietnamese name
- Nhồi máu não
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries (including truncus brachiocephalicus), resulting in cerebral infarction Excl.: sequelae of cerebral infarction
Related I63 codes
I63.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral arteries
I63.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cerebral infarction due to embolism of precerebral arteries
I63.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries
I63.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries
I63.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cerebral infarction due to embolism of cerebral arteries
I63.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of cerebral arteries
I63.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cerebral infarction due to cerebral venous thrombosis, nonpyogenic
I63.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other cerebral infarction
I63.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cerebral infarction, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
