I82.71

Chronic embolism and thrombosis of superficial veins of upper extremity

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 20 never code together

I82.7code

Excludes1

personal history of venous embolism and thrombosis (Z86.718)Z86.718

I82code

Excludes2

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

I00-I99chapter

Excludes2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)M30-M36
transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)G45.-

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 7

I82code

Code first

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

I82.7code

Use additional code

code, if applicable, for associated long-term (current) use of anticoagulants (Z79.01)Z79.01

I82.71code

Inclusion terms

Chronic embolism and thrombosis of antecubital vein
Chronic embolism and thrombosis of basilic vein
Chronic embolism and thrombosis of cephalic vein

Index entries leading here 2

Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
- vein (acute) I82.90
  - antecubital I82.61
    - chronic I82.71
  - basilic I82.61
    - chronic I82.71
  - cephalic I82.61
    - chronic I82.71
  - upper extremity I82.60
    - superficial I82.61
      - chronic I82.71
Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) I82.90
- vein (acute) I82.90
  - antecubital I82.61
    - chronic I82.71
  - basilic I82.61
    - chronic I82.71
  - cephalic I82.61
    - chronic I82.71
  - upper extremity I82.60
    - superficial I82.61
      - chronic I82.71

Alongside this code 2 same parent — I82.7

I82.70 Chronic embolism and thombos unsp veins of upper extremity category I82.72 Chronic embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of up extrem category

Subordinate codes 4

I82.711 Chronic emblsm and thombos of superfic veins of r up extrem I82.712 Chronic emblsm and thombos of superfic veins of l up extrem I82.713 Chr emblsm and thombos of superfic veins of up extrem, bi I82.719 Chronic embolism and thombos of superfic vn unsp up extrem

Medications 3

216 Embolism and Thrombosis drugs 3 Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis drugs 1 Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

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This code

Billable: no
Code set: FY2026
Parent: I82.7
Block: I80-I89
Siblings: 2
Subordinate: 4

Present FY2024–FY2027.