Is I27.82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. I27.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does I27.82 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26-I28).

What cannot be coded together with I27.82?

I27.82 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

I27.82

I27.82 — Chronic pulmonary embolism

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I27.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic pulmonary embolism. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code, if applicable, for associated long-term (current) use of anticoagulants (Z79.01)

Risk adjustment

I27.82 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 267 Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism0.294 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

Medicare coverage

I27.82 is named in 33 Medicare coverage policies — 33 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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

How I27.82 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I27.82.

Embolism›pulmonary›chronic
Cor›pulmonale›chronic›with chronic pulmonary embolism

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I27.8. If I27.82 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I27.82

Is I27.82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. I27.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does I27.82 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26-I28).
What cannot be coded together with I27.82?: I27.82 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.