I06.8

I06.8: Other rheumatic aortic valve diseases

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I06.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other rheumatic aortic valve diseases. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I06.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I06.8

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on I06: Rheumatic aortic valve diseases

aortic valve disease not specified as rheumatic (I35.-)
aortic valve disease with mitral and/or tricuspid valve involvement (I08.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I06.8 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Failure, failed›aortic›rheumatic
Endocarditis›aortic›rheumatic›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.