I73.81

Erythromelalgia

FY2027Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system/I70–I79 Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries

BillableComplete code, valid to report

I73.81 (also written I7381) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for erythromelalgia. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 6 codes in category I73 (Other peripheral vascular diseases). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 10 entries. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 14 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from I73.8 Other specified peripheral vascular diseases
  • diabetic (peripheral) angiopathy (E08-E13 with .51-.52)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from I73 Other peripheral vascular diseases
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 9 Diseases of the circulatory system
  • 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.-)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Cardiac and Circulatory clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 10 entries