Other specified pulmonary heart diseases

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

I27.81 Cor pulmonale (chronic)
I27.82 Chronic pulmonary embolism
I27.83 Eisenmenger's syndrome
I27.84 Fontan related circulation (also a header)
I27.89 Other specified pulmonary heart diseases

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other specified pulmonary heart diseases

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
I27.0	Primary pulmonary hypertension	Valid
I27.1	Kyphoscoliotic heart disease	Valid
I27.2	Other secondary pulmonary hypertension	Not billable
I27.9	Pulmonary heart disease, unspecified	Valid