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I82.603

I82.603: Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of upper extremity, bilateral

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral

I82.603 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of upper extremity, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I82.603

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.

Medicare coverage

I82.603 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56541Billing and Coding: Biomarkers Overview
  • A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under I82.60

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.