I82.6
Acute embolism and thrombosis of veins of upper extremity
I82.6 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for acute embolism and thrombosis of veins of upper extremity. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are I82.60 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of upper extremity, I82.61 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of upper extremity and I82.62 Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of upper extremity. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction and 19 Excludes2 entries.
Code first
If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
- 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.-)