I82.50

I82.50: Chronic embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of lower extremity

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

I82.50 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for chronic 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.

chronic embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of distal lower extremity (I82.5Z-)
chronic embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of proximal lower extremity (I82.5Y-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I82.50

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I82.5: Chronic embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of lower extremity

personal history of venous embolism and thrombosis (Z86.718)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I82.50

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 I82.50

4 child codes. Green means billable.