• For Intracerebral Hemorrhage, document site as:
  • Hemisphere
  • Cerebellum
  • Subcortical
  • Intraventricular
  • Cortical
  • Multiple sites
  • Brain stem
  • Other
• For Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, document site and laterality when appropriate, such as:
  • Carotid siphon and bifurcation
  • Middle cerebral
  • Anterior or posterior communicating artery
  • Basilar, vertebral, or other artery
• Document non-traumatic vs traumatic
• Document if with loss of consciousness and for how long in minutes

Adult (main)|Pediatrics (main)

Thanks to Advocate's Clinical Documentation Improvement and Coding teams for their assistance with this content.

Please enter your comments below for us to update this information based on your feedback.