I78.8
I78.8: Other diseases of capillaries
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I78.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other diseases of capillaries. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I78.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I78.8 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 3 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52870Billing and Coding: Treatment of Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremitynot covered
- A57305Billing and Coding: Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity, Treatment ofnot covered
- A57706Billing and Coding: Treatment of Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremitiesnot covered
- A56786Billing and Coding: Immune Globulin
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hemangiomatosis(systemic)
- Hyperpermeability, capillary
- Atonia, atony, atonic›capillary
- Bleeding›capillary
- Deformity›capillary(acquired)
- Degeneration, degenerative›capillaries(fatty)
- Dilatation›capillaries
- Ectasia, ectasis›capillary
- Embolism›capillary
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›capillary
- Increase, increased›permeability, capillaries
- Rupture, ruptured›capillaries
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.