8B01 Subarachnoid haemorrhage

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2026-01

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is defined as the accumulation of blood in the space between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater around the brain, referred to as the subarachnoid space. SAH demonstrates as acute neurological dysfunction, and is often a devastating clinical event with substantial mortality and high morbidity among survivors. The classic presentation is often a sudden-onset, severe headache typically described as the "worst headache of my life". The etiology of SAH can be either nontraumatic (about 85% are secondary to aneurysm rupture) or traumatic in nature. This category is intended only for nontraumatic SAH.

exclusions

• Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage  (NA07.7)
• sequelae of subarachnoid haemorrhage  (8B25.2)

code elsewhere

• Subarachnoid nontraumatic haemorrhage of fetus or newborn  (KA82.5)

sections/codes in this section ()

• Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage  (8B01.0)
• Non-aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage  (8B01.1)
• Subarachnoid haemorrhage not known if aneurysmal or non-aneurysmal  (8B01.2)

postcoordination

synonyms

• Subarachnoid haemorrhage
• nontraumatic SAH - [subarachnoid hemorrhage]
• nontraumatic subarachnoid bleeding

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