Is I82.40 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. I82.40 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does I82.40 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).

What cannot be coded together with I82.40?

I82.40 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

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

Risk adjustment

I82.40 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead I82.40

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I82.4. If I82.40 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I82.40

Is I82.40 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. I82.40 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does I82.40 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).
What cannot be coded together with I82.40?: I82.40 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.