I82.220: Acute embolism and thrombosis of inferior vena cava
I82.220 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute embolism and thrombosis of inferior vena cava. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I82.220 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 inferior vena cava NOS
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I82.220
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
I82.220 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
I82.220 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A52993Billing and Coding: Peripheral Venous Ultrasound
- A56414Billing and Coding: Endovenous Stenting
- A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Embolism›vena cava›inferior(acute)
- Thrombosis, thrombotic›vena cava›inferior
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.