I82.40

I82.40: Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of lower extremity

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

I82.40 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of lower extremity. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of distal lower extremity (I82.4Z-)
acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of proximal lower extremity (I82.4Y-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Deep vein thrombosis NOS
DVT NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I82.40

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on I82: Other venous embolism and thrombosis

venous embolism and thrombosis (of):
cerebral (I63.6, I67.6)
coronary (I21-I25)
intracranial and intraspinal, septic or NOS (G08)
intracranial, nonpyogenic (I67.6)
intraspinal, nonpyogenic (G95.1)
mesenteric (K55.0-)
portal (I81)
pulmonary (I26.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead I82.40

4 child codes. Green means billable.