Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of calf muscular vein

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, FY2020 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

I80.251 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of right calf muscular vein
I80.252 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of left calf muscular vein
I80.253 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of calf muscular vein, bilateral
I80.259 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of unspecified calf muscular vein

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2020 to now.

FY2020 Added to the code set Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of calf muscular vein

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from I80 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis

Excludes1 - never coded here

venous embolism and thrombosis of lower extremities (I82.4-, I82.5-, I82.81-)

Code first

, if applicable: phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.7)
phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.-, O87.-)

Includes

endophlebitis
inflammation, vein
periphlebitis
suppurative phlebitis

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Phlebitis > soleal vein
Phlebitis > calf muscular vein
Phlebitis > gastrocnemial vein
Thrombophlebitis > soleal vein
Thrombophlebitis > calf muscular vein
Thrombophlebitis > gastrocnemial vein

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
I80.20	Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of unspecified deep vessels of lower extremities	Not billable
I80.21	Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of iliac vein	Not billable
I80.22	Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of popliteal vein	Not billable
I80.23	Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of tibial vein	Not billable
I80.24	Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of peroneal vein	Not billable
I80.29	Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of other deep vessels of lower extremities	Not billable