2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I20.1Angina pectoris with documented spasm
ICD-10-CM Codes›I00–I99›I20-I25›I20
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- CC — Complication or Comorbidity
- Chronic Condition
I20.1 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for angina pectoris with documented spasm. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 311. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) and moves an inpatient stay to a higher severity level within its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 47 closely related codes. Coders also document this condition as arteriospasm. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease.
I20.1 no longer risk-adjusts for Medicare Advantage: it mapped to HCC 88 under the retired CMS-HCC V24 model through payment year 2025 but maps to no category in the live V28 model. It still risk-adjusts in the PACE (CMS-HCC V22) category 88, ESRD (V21) category 88, ESRD (V24) category 88, and RxHCC Part D (V08) category 188 for payment year 2027.
This medical diagnosis code is frequently used in Cardiology medical specialties to designate conditions such chest pain.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Medicare Risk Adjustment (HCC)Billing
I20.1 no longer risk-adjusts for Medicare Advantage: it maps to no payment category in the live CMS-HCC V28 model, although it still risk-adjusts in the other CMS models shown below.
Source: CMS Payment Year 2027 risk adjustment mappings and model software. Weights are relative factors, not dollar amounts; a beneficiary's total RAF also includes demographics and interactions. Browse all CMS-HCC categories.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Arteriospasm
- Cardiac arrhythmia due to coronary artery spasm
- Coronary artery spasm
- Prinzmetal angina
- Vasospasm
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to I20.1: its own notes plus those printed at I20, block I20-I25, and Chapter 9. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Angiospastic angina
- Prinzmetal angina
- Spasm-induced angina
- Variant angina
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
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Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name I20.1, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 7
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming I20.1: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- I25.111 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with angina pectoris with documented spasmangina pectoris with documented spasm without atherosclerotic heart disease (I20.1)
- I25.701 Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s), unspecified, with angina pectoris with documented spasmangina pectoris with documented spasm without atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft (I20.1)
- I25.711 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasmangina pectoris with documented spasm without atherosclerosis of autologous vein coronary artery bypass graft(s) (I20.1)
- I25.721 Atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasmangina pectoris with documented spasm without atherosclerosis of autologous artery coronary artery bypass graft(s) (I20.1)
- I25.731 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasmangina pectoris with documented spasm without atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological coronary artery bypass graft(s) (I20.1)
- I25.791 Atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) with angina pectoris with documented spasmangina pectoris with documented spasm without atherosclerosis of other coronary artery bypass graft(s) (I20.1)
- I24 Other acute ischemic heart diseasesangina pectoris (I20.-) names I20.-, which includes this code
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) I20.9
documented spasm I20.1
supply (coronary) See Also: Angina; I25.9
due to vasospasm I20.1
Prinzmetal angina I20.1
Spasm (s), spastic, spasticity See Also: condition; R25.2
cardiac I20.1
coronary (artery) I20.1
heart I20.1
Vasospasm (vasoconstriction) See Also: Angiospasm; I73.9
coronary I20.1
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Angina Pectoris, Variant
a clinical syndrome characterized by the development of chest pain at rest with concomitant transient st segment elevation in the electrocardiogram, but with preserved exercise capacity.
Patient EducationClinical
Angina
Angina is chest pain or discomfort you feel when there is not enough blood flow to your heart muscle. Your heart muscle needs the oxygen that the blood carries. Angina may feel like pressure or a squeezing pain in your chest. It may feel like indigestion. You may also feel pain in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back.
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Convert I20.1 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About I20.1Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for angina pectoris with documented spasm?
The ICD-10-CM code for angina pectoris with documented spasm is I20.1 (sometimes written as I201). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is I20.1 (Angina pectoris) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report angina pectoris with documented spasm on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does I20.1 group to?
When angina pectoris with documented spasm is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 311 (angina Pectoris), which carries a relative weight of 0.6681. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is I20.1 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists I20.1 as a CC (complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it moves the inpatient stay to a higher-weighted DRG within its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 47 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
Can I20.1 be reported with a code from I25.1?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at I20, which applies to I20.1, lists "angina pectoris with atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary arteries (I25.1-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Does I20.1 risk-adjust for Medicare Advantage payment?
Not for Medicare Advantage. I20.1 mapped to HCC 88 in the retired CMS-HCC V24 model, which last determined payment in 2025, but it maps to no category in the live V28 model; see all codes that no longer risk-adjust. It still risk-adjusts in the PACE (CMS-HCC V22) category 88 (Angina Pectoris), ESRD (V21) category 88 (Angina Pectoris), ESRD (V24) category 88 (Angina Pectoris), and RxHCC Part D (V08) category 188 (Coronary Artery Disease).