I82.221
I82.221: Chronic embolism and thrombosis of inferior vena cava
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I82.221 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic embolism and thrombosis of inferior vena cava. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I82.221 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2 inherited from the categories above I82.221
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
I82.221 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
I82.221 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56414Billing and Coding: Endovenous Stenting
- A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56541Billing and Coding: Biomarkers Overview
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Embolism›vena cava›inferior›chronic
- Thrombosis, thrombotic›vena cava›inferior›chronic
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.