Dysphasia following oth nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage

This code signifies a speech and language disorder characterized by impaired comprehension or expression of spoken language, occurring as a sequela of a nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage other than a cerebral infarction. It indicates a persistent neurological deficit affecting communication abilities due to a prior bleed within the skull not caused by trauma.

Apply this code when documentation clearly states a patient is experiencing dysphasia that is directly attributed to a previous nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage (e.g., subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage) that is not an ischemic stroke. The medical record should specify the type of hemorrhage and the resulting communication impairment.

• Always sequence this code after the code identifying the specific type of nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage (e.g., I60.-, I61.-, I62.-).
• Distinguish from dysarthria (R47.1), which is a motor speech disorder, not a language disorder.
• Ensure the documentation specifies "nontraumatic" to differentiate from sequelae of traumatic brain injury (TBI) codes.