I27.82

Chronic pulmonary embolism

Billable / specificHCC V28 267

I27.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from I27)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from I27)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from I27)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from I27)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from I27)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from I27)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from I27)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from I27)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from I27)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-) (from I27)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, if applicable, for associated long-term (current) use of anticoagulants (Z79.01)

Also known as

  • Cor, pulmonale, chronic, with chronic pulmonary embolism
  • Embolism, pulmonary, chronic

Parent code

  • I27.8Other specified pulmonary heart diseasesHeader

Related codes

  • I27.81Cor pulmonale (chronic)Billable
  • I27.83Eisenmenger's syndromeBillable
  • I27.84Fontan related circulationHeader
  • I27.89Other specified pulmonary heart diseasesBillable

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