2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I82.60

Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of upper extremity

ICD-10-CM Code:
I82.60
ICD-10 Code for:
Acute embolism and thombos unsp veins of upper extremity
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the circulatory system
    (I00–I99)
    • Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified
      (I80-I89)
      • Other venous embolism and thrombosis
        (I82)

I82.60 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of upper extremity. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like I82.60 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Specific Coding Applicable to Acute embolism and thombos unsp veins of upper extremity

Non-specific codes like I82.60 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for acute embolism and thombos unsp veins of upper extremity:

  • Use I82.601 for Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of right upper extremity - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use I82.602 for Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of left upper extremity - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use I82.603 for Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of upper extremity, bilateral - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use I82.609 for Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of unspecified upper extremity - BILLABLE CODE

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.