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I08.8

I08.8: Other rheumatic multiple valve diseases

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I08.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other rheumatic multiple valve diseases. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I08.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I08.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I08: Multiple valve diseases

  • endocarditis, valve unspecified (I38)
  • rheumatic valve disease NOS (I09.1)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I08.8

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

Written on I08: Multiple valve diseases

Other codes that can never be billed with I08.8

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • I05Rheumatic mitral valve diseases
  • I07Rheumatic tricuspid valve diseases
  • I34Nonrheumatic mitral valve disorders
  • I36Nonrheumatic tricuspid valve disorders

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

I08.8 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
  • A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
  • A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Panvalvular disease›specified NEC
  • Disease, diseased›panvalvular›specified NEC
  • Endocarditis›multiple valves›specified disorders
  • Disease, diseased›valve, valvular›multiple›specified NEC
  • Endocarditis›pulmonary›with rheumatic fever›inactive or quiescent›with aortic, mitral or tricuspid disease
  • Insufficiency, insufficient›pulmonary›valve›rheumatic›with aortic, mitral or tricuspid disease(valve)
  • Stenosis, stenotic›pulmonary›valve›rheumatic›with aortic, mitral or tricuspid disease(valve)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under I08

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.