I82.619 Acute embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of unspecified upper extremity

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

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.-)

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

Applicable to

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 299-301 in MDC 05.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 453.81 Acute venous embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of upper extremity (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Nearby codes

• 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
• 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 (this code)
• I82.62 Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of upper extremity
• I82.621 Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of right upper extremity
• I82.622 Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of left upper extremity
• I82.623 Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of upper extremity, bilateral
• I82.629 Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of unspecified upper extremity