Is I82.291 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. I82.291 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does I82.291 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified (I80-I89).

I82.291

I82.291 — Chronic embolism and thrombosis of other thoracic veins

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I82.291 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic embolism and thrombosis of other thoracic veins. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

I82.291 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.

Medicare coverage

I82.291 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies — 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56541Billing and Coding: Biomarkers Overview
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies
A57594Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Peripheral Venous Vascular and Hemodialysis Access Studies

How I82.291 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I82.291.

Embolism›vein›brachiocephalic›chronic
Embolism›vein›innominate›chronic
Embolism›vein›thoracic NEC›chronic
Thrombosis, thrombotic›vein›brachiocephalic›chronic
Thrombosis, thrombotic›vein›innominate›chronic
Thrombosis, thrombotic›vein›thoracic NEC›chronic

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I82.29. If I82.291 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

I82.290Acute embolism and thrombosis of other thoracic veins

Questions about I82.291

Is I82.291 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. I82.291 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does I82.291 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified (I80-I89).