I87.02 — Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation
I87.02 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I87.02
These are not written on I87.02, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing I87.02 with anything listed here is a denial.
Risk adjustment
I87.02 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 history
I87.02 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Code to one of these instead I87.02
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- I87.021Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of right lower extremity
- I87.022Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of left lower extremity
- I87.023Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.029Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I87.0. If I87.02 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I87.02
- Is I87.02 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. I87.02 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does I87.02 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 I87.02?
- I87.02 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above I87.02 (I87.0) and apply to it just the same.