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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

I82.46Acute embolism and thrombosis of calf muscular vein

Not billable — use a more specific code

I82.46 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code last changed in FY2020 (effective October 1, 2019). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About I82.46

I82.46 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for acute embolism and thrombosis of calf muscular vein. It belongs to category I82 (other venous embolism and thrombosis), block I80-I89 (diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified) and chapter 9 (diseases of the circulatory system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within I82.4 (acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of lower extremity), I82.46 is specifically for acute embolism and thrombosis of calf muscular vein. Related codes cover unspecified deep veins of lower extremity (I82.40), femoral vein (I82.41), iliac vein (I82.42), popliteal vein (I82.43), tibial vein (I82.44), peroneal vein (I82.45), other specified deep vein of lower extremity (I82.49), unspecified deep veins of proximal lower extremity (I82.4Y) and 1 more.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: I82.461 (vein), I82.462 (vein), I82.463 (bilateral) and I82.469 (vein).

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

It was added in FY2020, effective October 1, 2019.

Specific codes under I82.46

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Acute embolism and thrombosis of calf muscular vein, NOS
  • Acute embolism and thrombosis of gastrocnemial vein
  • Acute embolism and thrombosis of soleal vein

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to I82.46.

› From I82 Other venous embolism and thrombosis
Excludes2
  • 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.-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system.

Alphabetic index entries

4 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to I82.46.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2020 (effective 10/1/2019): Added
  • No changes since FY2020.

Common questions about I82.46

Is I82.46 billable?

No. I82.46 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.