I82.40 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of lower extremity

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Deep vein thrombosis NOS
• DVT NOS

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of distal lower extremity (I82.4Z-)
• acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of proximal lower extremity (I82.4Y-)

Applies from I82 Other venous embolism and thrombosis

Excludes2 (not included here)

• venous embolism and thrombosis (of):
• cerebral (I63.6, I67.6)
• coronary (I21-I25)
• intracranial and intraspinal, septic or NOS (G08)
• intracranial, nonpyogenic (I67.6)
• intraspinal, nonpyogenic (G95.1)
• mesenteric (K55.0-)
• portal (I81)
• pulmonary (I26.-)

Code first

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

Codes under I82.40

• I82.401 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of right lower extremity
• I82.402 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of left lower extremity
• I82.403 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of lower extremity, bilateral
• I82.409 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of unspecified lower extremity

Code annotations containing back-references to I82.40

Back-references to I82.4

• Type 1 Excludes: I80 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis ("venous embolism and thrombosis of lower extremities (I82.4-, I82.5-, I82.81-)")
• Use Additional: O22.3 Deep phlebothrombosis in pregnancy ("code to identify the deep vein thrombosis (I82.4-, I82.5-, I82.62-, I82.72-)")
• Use Additional: O87.1 Deep phlebothrombosis in the puerperium ("code to identify the deep vein thrombosis (I82.4-, I82.5-, I82.62-, I82.72-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for I82.40

• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › vein (acute) › deep (DVT)
• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › vein (acute) › lower extremity › deep
• Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › vein (acute) › deep (DVT)
• Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › vein (acute) › lower extremity › deep

Nearby codes

• I82.29 Embolism and thrombosis of other thoracic veins
• I82.290 Acute embolism and thrombosis of other thoracic veins
• I82.291 Chronic embolism and thrombosis of other thoracic veins
• I82.3 Embolism and thrombosis of renal vein
• I82.4 Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of lower extremity
• I82.40 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of lower extremity (this code)
• I82.401 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of right lower extremity
• I82.402 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of left lower extremity
• I82.403 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of lower extremity, bilateral
• I82.409 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of unspecified lower extremity
• I82.41 Acute embolism and thrombosis of femoral vein