I82.210: Acute embolism and thrombosis of superior vena cava
I82.210 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute embolism and thrombosis of superior vena cava. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I82.210 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Embolism and thrombosis of superior vena cava NOS
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I82.210
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
I82.210 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
I82.210 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56414Billing and Coding: Endovenous Stenting
- A56541Billing and Coding: Biomarkers Overview
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56644Billing and Coding: Endovenous Stenting
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Embolism›vena cava›superior(acute)
- Thrombosis, thrombotic›vena cava›superior
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.