I20.9

I20.9: Angina pectoris, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I20.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for angina pectoris, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Angina NOS
Anginal syndrome
Cardiac angina
Ischemic chest pain

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I20.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I20: Angina pectoris

angina pectoris with atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary arteries (I25.1-)
atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s) and coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris (I25.7-)
postinfarction angina (I23.7)

Other codes that can never be billed with I20.9

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

I24Other acute ischemic heart diseases
I25.119Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unspecified angina pectoris
I25.709Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with unspecified angina pectoris
I25.719Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unspecified angina pectoris
I25.729Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unspecified angina pectoris
I25.739Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unspecified angina pectoris
I25.799Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with unspecified angina pectoris

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

I20.9 is named in 26 Medicare coverage policies: 26 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A53775Billing and Coding: Frequency and Duration for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
A56451Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) and Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA)