I82.8
I82.8 — Embolism and thrombosis of other specified veins
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I82.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for embolism and thrombosis of other specified veins. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code, if applicable, for associated long-term (current) use of anticoagulants (Z79.01)
Other codes that can never be billed with I82.8
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at I82.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading I82.8 alone.
- I80Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis
Risk adjustment
I82.8 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 I82.8
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I82. If I82.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- I82.0Budd-Chiari syndrome
- I82.1Thrombophlebitis migrans
- I82.2Embolism and thrombosis of vena cava and other thoracic veins
- I82.3Embolism and thrombosis of renal vein
- I82.4Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of lower extremity
- I82.5Chronic embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of lower extremity
- I82.6Acute embolism and thrombosis of veins of upper extremity
- I82.7Chronic embolism and thrombosis of veins of upper extremity
- I82.AEmbolism and thrombosis of axillary vein
- I82.BEmbolism and thrombosis of subclavian vein
- I82.CEmbolism and thrombosis of internal jugular vein
- I82.9Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified vein
Questions about I82.8
- Is I82.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. I82.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does I82.8 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).