# ICD Code Finder: ICD-10-CM code lookup URL: https://icdcodefinder.com/ > ICD Code Finder is an ICD-10-CM code lookup and coding workspace for professional medical coders, CDI specialists and billing teams. It covers the FY2027 ICD-10-CM code set with instructional notes (Excludes1, Excludes2, Code first, Use additional code, Code also), 7th character rules, an alphabetic index, GEMs crosswalks and fiscal-year change lists, plus a Code Set Builder with checks and AI tools: Note → Codes, Query Builder, Medical Necessity and Guidelines Chat. Operated by Public Health Solution LLC, 2003 Plank Road #1283, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, USA. ## Pricing - Free: $0: For looking up codes - Pro: $12/month or $120/year: For working coders - Team: $39/month: For coding departments ## Code lookup - [Search ICD-10-CM codes](https://icdcodefinder.com/search): Search codes and terms; every code has its own page at /icd10/ (for example /icd10/E11.65) - [Browse by chapter](https://icdcodefinder.com/chapters): All ICD-10-CM chapters, blocks and categories for FY2027 - [Alphabetic index (A–Z)](https://icdcodefinder.com/index): ICD-10-CM index terms leading to codes - [GEMs crosswalk](https://icdcodefinder.com/gems): General Equivalence Mappings between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM - [FY updates](https://icdcodefinder.com/updates): New, revised and deleted codes by fiscal year ## Tools - [Code Set Builder](https://icdcodefinder.com/code-sets): Build, check and export sets of codes (account required) - [Note → Codes (AI)](https://icdcodefinder.com/ai/note-to-codes): Suggest cited codes from a de-identified clinical note - [Query Builder (AI)](https://icdcodefinder.com/ai/query-builder): Draft compliant, non-leading physician queries - [Medical Necessity (AI)](https://icdcodefinder.com/ai/medical-necessity): Check diagnosis support for a procedure - [Guidelines Chat (AI)](https://icdcodefinder.com/ai/guidelines-chat): Ask the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, with citations ## Company - [Pricing](https://icdcodefinder.com/pricing): Free, Pro and Team plans - [About](https://icdcodefinder.com/about): ICD Code Finder and Public Health Solution LLC - [FAQ](https://icdcodefinder.com/faq): Plans, privacy, AI and ICD-10-CM questions - [Contact](https://icdcodefinder.com/contact): support@icdcodefinder.com, 540-322-7406 - [Privacy & AI keys](https://icdcodefinder.com/privacy) - [Terms of use](https://icdcodefinder.com/terms) ## Guides - [ICD-10-CM coding guides](https://icdcodefinder.com/guides): Step-by-step ICD-10-CM guides based on the Official Guidelines conventions: Excludes1 vs Excludes2, 7th characters and placeholder X, sequencing and finding the right code. - [Excludes1 vs Excludes2 in ICD-10-CM](https://icdcodefinder.com/guides/excludes1-vs-excludes2.md): An Excludes1 note means "not coded here": the excluded condition is never reported with the code above the note, because the two cannot occur together. An Excludes2 note means "not included here": the excluded condition is a different… - [7th Characters and the Placeholder X in ICD-10-CM](https://icdcodefinder.com/guides/seventh-characters-and-placeholder-x.md): Some ICD-10-CM categories require a 7th character, and the code is invalid without it. The 7th character must always sit in the 7th position, so when the code is shorter than six characters you fill the empty positions with the… - [ICD-10-CM Code Sequencing Basics](https://icdcodefinder.com/guides/code-sequencing-basics.md): Sequencing decides which diagnosis is reported first. For inpatient admissions it is the principal diagnosis, the condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for the admission. For outpatient encounters it is the… - [How to Find the Right ICD-10-CM Code](https://icdcodefinder.com/guides/finding-the-right-code.md): Look up the main term in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index, follow its subterms and cross-references to a code, then verify that code in the Tabular List, reading every instructional note, before you report it. Report the code at the full… ## Learn - [ICD-10-CM explained](https://icdcodefinder.com/learn): Plain-English explainers on how ICD-10-CM codes are built, how the fiscal-year update cycle works, what GEMs are, and how HCC V28 risk adjustment relates to diagnosis coding. - [How ICD-10-CM Codes Are Structured](https://icdcodefinder.com/learn/icd-10-cm-code-structure.md): An ICD-10-CM code has 3 to 7 characters. The first character is a letter, the first three characters form the category, and a decimal follows the third character. Characters 4 to 6 add detail such as etiology, site or severity, and a 7th… - [GEMs and the ICD-10-CM Fiscal Year Update Cycle](https://icdcodefinder.com/learn/gems-and-fy-update-cycle.md): ICD-10-CM is updated each fiscal year, with new, revised and deleted codes taking effect on October 1, and changes are proposed and discussed at the public ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meetings. The General Equivalence… - [HCC V28 Overview for Coders](https://icdcodefinder.com/learn/hcc-v28-overview.md): HCCs (Hierarchical Condition Categories) group ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for risk adjustment in Medicare Advantage. CMS phased in the 2024 CMS-HCC model, known as V28, from payment year 2024, fully replacing V24 by payment year 2026. V28… ## Who it is for - [Who ICD Code Finder is for](https://icdcodefinder.com/for): How CDI specialists, billing and revenue cycle teams, and coding students use ICD Code Finder for ICD-10-CM lookup, instructional notes, code set checks and AI-assisted drafting. - [ICD Code Finder for CDI Specialists](https://icdcodefinder.com/for/cdi-specialists.md): CDI specialists use ICD Code Finder to see quickly what specificity a code needs (laterality, type, 7th character), read every instructional note including inherited Excludes1 notes, spot codes that map to HCC V28, and draft compliant,… - [ICD Code Finder for Billing and Revenue Cycle Teams](https://icdcodefinder.com/for/billing-teams.md): Billing and revenue cycle teams use ICD Code Finder to check diagnosis codes before claims go out - whether a code is valid and complete for the current fiscal year, whether it is missing a 7th character, and whether two codes conflict… - [ICD Code Finder for Coding Students](https://icdcodefinder.com/for/coding-students.md): Coding students can use ICD Code Finder free, with no account, to explore the ICD-10-CM hierarchy from chapter to code, read instructional notes in context, practice 7th characters and the placeholder X, and ask questions about the… ## Markdown versions - [Home](https://icdcodefinder.com/md/home.md) - [Pricing](https://icdcodefinder.com/md/pricing.md) - [FAQ](https://icdcodefinder.com/md/faq.md) - [About](https://icdcodefinder.com/md/about.md) - Any code: https://icdcodefinder.com/md/icd10/.md (for example https://icdcodefinder.com/md/icd10/E11.65.md) - Guides, learn and "for" pages: the page URL with `.md` appended (for example https://icdcodefinder.com/guides/excludes1-vs-excludes2.md) - Blog posts: the post URL with `.md` appended --- Disclaimer: ICD Code Finder is an informational tool and is not a substitute for professional coding judgment, payer policy, or the official ICD-10-CM classification and guidelines. 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