ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99
I27.8
Other specified pulmonary heart diseases
Diseases of the circulatory system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- I27.8
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
- Category
- I27 — Other pulmonary heart diseases
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM I27.8 is a category (header) for other specified pulmonary heart diseases. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in I27
- I27Other pulmonary heart diseases
- I27.0Primary pulmonary hypertension
- I27.1Kyphoscoliotic heart disease
- I27.2Other secondary pulmonary hypertension
- I27.20Pulmonary hypertension, unspecified
- I27.21Secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension
- I27.22Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease
- I27.23Pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases and hypoxia
- I27.24Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
- I27.29Other secondary pulmonary hypertension
- I27.81Cor pulmonale (chronic)
- I27.82Chronic pulmonary embolism
- I27.83Eisenmenger's syndrome
- I27.84Fontan related circulation
- I27.840Fontan-associated liver disease [FALD]
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