I82.21

Embolism and thrombosis of superior vena cava

Non-billable header

I82.21 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from I82)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from I82)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from I82)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from I82)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from I82)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from I82)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from I82)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from I82)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from I82)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-) (from I82)
  • venous embolism and thrombosis (of): (from I82)
  • cerebral (I63.6, I67.6) (from I82)
  • coronary (I21-I25) (from I82)
  • intracranial and intraspinal, septic or NOS (G08) (from I82)
  • intracranial, nonpyogenic (I67.6) (from I82)
  • intraspinal, nonpyogenic (G95.1) (from I82)
  • mesenteric (K55.0-) (from I82)
  • portal (I81) (from I82)
  • pulmonary (I26.-) (from I82)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • venous embolism and thrombosis complicating: (from I82)
  • abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.7) (from I82)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.-, O87.-) (from I82)

Parent code

  • I82.2Embolism and thrombosis of vena cava and other thoracic veinsHeader

More specific codes I82.21

  • I82.210Acute embolism and thrombosis of superior vena cavaBillable
  • I82.211Chronic embolism and thrombosis of superior vena cavaBillable

Related codes

  • I82.22Embolism and thrombosis of inferior vena cavaHeader
  • I82.29Embolism and thrombosis of other thoracic veinsHeader

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