When is ICD-10 code E83.820 used?

Doctors, hospitals, and insurers may use ICD-10 code E83.820 when recording generalized arterial calcification of infancy with unspecified genetic causality in a standardized format.

Does ICD-10 code E83.820 confirm a diagnosis?

No. A code helps standardize documentation and claims, but it should not be read as a substitute for a clinician's full assessment.

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ICD-10 Code E83.820: Generalized arterial calcification of infancy with unspecified genetic causality

Name: ICD-10 Code E83.820: Generalized arterial calcification of infancy with unspecified genetic causality
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T06:05:31.777Z

E83.820 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Generalized arterial calcification of infancy with unspecified genetic causality in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89).

When is it used?

May be used when a clinician documents generalized arterial calcification of infancy with unspecified genetic causality in a patient's medical record.
May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter

4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)

block

E70-E88Metabolic disorders

Official coding notes

Code also

, if applicable, associated conditions such as:
heart failure (I50.-)
other secondary hypertension (I15.8)

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

EndocrinologistGeneral Physician

Sibling codes

E83.821ENPP1 deficiency causing generalized arterial calcification of infancybillable E83.822ENPP1 deficiency causing autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets type 2billable E83.823ABCC6 deficiency causing generalized arterial calcification of infancybillable E83.824ABCC6 deficiency causing pseudoxanthoma elasticumbillable E83.825CD73 deficiency causing arterial calcificationbillable

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Generalized arterial calcification of infancy with unspecified genetic causalityGeneralized arterial calcification of infancy with genetic causality

Frequently asked questions

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