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Intraoperative and postprocedural stroke
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.9.c
“Proper code assignment depends on whether it was an infarction or hemorrhage and whether it occurred intraoperatively or postoperatively.”
Where this applies
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