Dysphagia following oth nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage

This code signifies difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) that occurs as a sequela of a non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage, such as an aneurysm rupture or spontaneous intracerebral bleed. It indicates a persistent neurological deficit affecting the swallowing mechanism, rather than an acute event.

Apply this code when documentation clearly links dysphagia to a prior non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage, and the dysphagia is no longer in the acute phase. Supporting documentation includes physician notes detailing the history of the hemorrhage and current assessment of dysphagia, often with speech-language pathology evaluations.

• Always sequence this code after the appropriate sequela code for the specific type of non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (e.g., I69.2xx).
• Distinguish from acute dysphagia (R13.1x) which would be used during the initial hospitalization for the hemorrhage.
• Ensure documentation specifies "nontraumatic" to differentiate from traumatic intracranial hemorrhage sequelae (T90.5).