ICD-10-CM › I00-I99 › I80-I89 › I87.0 Postthrombotic syndrome › I87.02

I87.02

Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation

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 4 more specific codes instead:

  • I87.021 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of right lower extremity
  • I87.022 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of left lower extremity
  • I87.023 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
  • I87.029 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of unspecified lower extremity

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
I87.00 Postthrombotic syndrome without complications Not billable
I87.01 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer Not billable
I87.03 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation Not billable
I87.09 Postthrombotic syndrome with other complications Not billable