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Compare/I22 vs I25.82

I22 vs I25.82

I22 (Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) and non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction) compared with I25.82 (Chronic total occlusion of coronary artery), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. I25.82 carries an Excludes1 note covering I22: “acute coronary occlusion with myocardial infarction (I21.0-I21.B, I22.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

I22Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) and non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarctionI25.82Chronic total occlusion of coronary artery
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: I22.0, I22.1, I22.2, I22.8, I22.9

Billable
ClassificationI00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)
DefinitionSubsequent ST elevation (STEMI) and non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (I22).Chronic total occlusion of coronary artery is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I25.82).
Includes
acute myocardial infarction occurring within four weeks (28 days) of a previous acute myocardial infarction, regardless of site
cardiac infarction
coronary (artery) embolism
coronary (artery) occlusion
Complete occlusion of coronary artery
Total occlusion of coronary artery
Use additional code
code, if applicable, to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
code to identify:
chronic total occlusion of coronary artery (I25.82)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
Code first
coronary atherosclerosis (I25.1-, I25.7-, I25.81-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources