ICD10
ICD-10 Code I82.6: Acute embolism and thrombosis of veins of upper extremity
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 entries help standardize how diagnoses are organized for coding, reporting, analytics, and documentation. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents acute embolism and thrombosis of veins of upper extremity in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code may act more like a grouping or parent code, so a more specific child code may be used in final documentation when available.
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.
- This entry may represent a broader category rather than the most specific billable code.
Code hierarchy
chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I80-I89Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified
category
I82Other venous embolism and thrombosis
currentI82
Where you may see this code
You may see this entry in coding references, medical records, or claims workflows when a broader diagnosis category is being reviewed before a more specific code is chosen.
Related specialists
CardiologistGeneral Physician
Related codes
I82.0Budd-Chiari syndromecodeI82.1Thrombophlebitis migranscodeI82.2Embolism and thrombosis of vena cava and other thoracic veinscategoryI82.3Embolism and thrombosis of renal veincodeI82.4Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of lower extremitycategoryI82.5Chronic embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of lower extremitycategoryI82.7Chronic embolism and thrombosis of veins of upper extremitycategoryI82.AEmbolism and thrombosis of axillary veincategoryI82.BEmbolism and thrombosis of subclavian veincategoryI82.CEmbolism and thrombosis of internal jugular veincategoryI82.8Embolism and thrombosis of other specified veinscategoryI82.9Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified veincategory
Sibling codes
I82.0Budd-Chiari syndromebillableI82.1Thrombophlebitis migransbillableI82.2Embolism and thrombosis of vena cava and other thoracic veinsI82.3Embolism and thrombosis of renal veinbillableI82.4Acute embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of lower extremityI82.5Chronic embolism and thrombosis of deep veins of lower extremityI82.7Chronic embolism and thrombosis of veins of upper extremityI82.AEmbolism and thrombosis of axillary veinI82.BEmbolism and thrombosis of subclavian veinI82.CEmbolism and thrombosis of internal jugular veinI82.8Embolism and thrombosis of other specified veinsI82.9Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified vein
Coding guidelines
Common synonyms
Acute embolism and thrombosis of veins of upper extremity
Frequently asked questions
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