ICD-10-CM Code I02
Rheumatic chorea
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code I02 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of I02 that describes the diagnosis 'rheumatic chorea' in more detail.
- I02 Rheumatic chorea NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code I02 is used to code Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever, also known as acute rheumatic fever (ARF), is an inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain. The disease typically develops two to four weeks after a throat infection. Signs and symptoms include fever, multiple painful joints, involuntary muscle movements, and a characteristic but uncommon non itchy rash known as erythema marginatum. The heart is involved in about half of cases. Permanent damage to the heart valves, known as rheumatic heart disease (RHD), usually only occurs after multiple attacks but may occasionally occur after a single case of ARF. The damaged valves may result in heart failure. The abnormal valves also increase the risk of the person developing atrial fibrillation and infection of the valves.
| Specialty: | Cardiology |
| MeSH Codes: | D012213, D012213, D012213 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 390, 391, 392 |
Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria (Pappenheim's stain) the trigger for rheumatic fever.
Coding Notes for I02 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Sydenham's chorea
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Chorea NOS - instead, use code G25.5
- Huntington's chorea - instead, use Code G10
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'I02 - Rheumatic chorea'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code I02. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.