Is I50.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. I50.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does I50.2 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Other forms of heart disease (I30-I5A).

What cannot be coded together with I50.2?

I50.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

I50.2

I50.2 — Systolic (congestive) heart failure

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

I50.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for systolic (congestive) heart failure. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

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

combined systolic (congestive) and diastolic (congestive) heart failure (I50.4-)

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

end stage heart failure, if applicable (I50.84)

Inclusion terms

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

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction [HFrEF]
Systolic left ventricular heart failure

Risk adjustment

I50.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead I50.2

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I50. If I50.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I50.2

Is I50.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. I50.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does I50.2 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Other forms of heart disease (I30-I5A).
What cannot be coded together with I50.2?: I50.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.