Oth speech/lang deficits following oth cerebvasc disease

This code signifies a patient experiencing speech and language difficulties, such as dysarthria, apraxia of speech, or specific language comprehension/expression deficits, that are a direct sequela of a cerebrovascular event other than a stroke (e.g., transient ischemic attack, cerebral aneurysm rupture, or other non-stroke cerebrovascular disease). These deficits are chronic and persist after the acute phase of the cerebrovascular incident.

Use this code when documentation clearly links a patient's ongoing speech or language impairment to a past cerebrovascular disease that is not explicitly coded as a stroke (I60-I63). This applies to scenarios where the patient is receiving therapy or follow-up care for these residual communication issues. Supporting documentation should specify the type of cerebrovascular disease and the nature of the speech/language deficit.

• Ensure the documentation specifies a cerebrovascular disease other than stroke as the underlying cause of the speech/language deficit.
• Do not use this code for acute speech/language deficits; it is for sequelae.
• Code the specific type of cerebrovascular disease first, if still active or relevant, followed by this code for the sequela.