I82.61 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of upper extremity

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Acute embolism and thrombosis of antecubital vein
• Acute embolism and thrombosis of basilic vein
• Acute embolism and thrombosis of cephalic vein

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 I82.61

• I82.611 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of right upper extremity
• I82.612 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of left upper extremity
• I82.613 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of upper extremity, bilateral
• I82.619 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of unspecified upper extremity

Diagnosis Index entries for I82.61

• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › vein (acute) › antecubital
• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › vein (acute) › basilic
• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › vein (acute) › cephalic
• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › vein (acute) › upper extremity › superficial
• Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › vein (acute) › antecubital
• Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › vein (acute) › basilic
• Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › vein (acute) › cephalic
• Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › vein (acute) › upper extremity › superficial

Nearby codes

• I82.60 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of upper extremity
• I82.601 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of right upper extremity
• I82.602 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of left upper extremity
• I82.603 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of upper extremity, bilateral
• I82.609 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veins of unspecified upper extremity
• I82.61 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of upper extremity (this code)
• I82.611 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of right upper extremity
• I82.612 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of left upper extremity
• I82.613 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of upper extremity, bilateral
• I82.619 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of unspecified upper extremity
• I82.62 Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of upper extremity