I50.82 is the authoritative medical code for Biventricular heart failure. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for biventricular heart failure (ICD-10-CM I50.82), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Biventricular heart failure is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code I50.82. Excludes2 (not included here): cardiac arrest I46.-; neonatal cardiac failure P29.0. Code first: heart failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8); heart failure due to hypertension I11.0; heart failure due to hypertension with chronic kidney disease I13.-; heart failure following surgery I97.13-; obstetric surgery and procedures O75.4; rheumatic heart failure I09.81. Code also: the type of left ventricular failure as systolic, diastolic, or combined, if known I50.2-I50.43.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for I50.82 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- cardiac arrest I46.-
- neonatal cardiac failure P29.0
Code First
Underlying conditions that must be sequenced before this code.
- heart failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
- heart failure due to hypertension I11.0
- heart failure due to hypertension with chronic kidney disease I13.-
- heart failure following surgery I97.13-
- obstetric surgery and procedures O75.4
- rheumatic heart failure I09.81
Code Also
Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.
- the type of left ventricular failure as systolic, diastolic, or combined, if known I50.2-I50.43
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can I50.82 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, I50.82 and the following may both be reported when both are present: cardiac arrest (I46.-); neonatal cardiac failure (P29.0).
Does I50.82 need to be sequenced after another code?
Yes. Code first: heart failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8); heart failure due to hypertension (I11.0); heart failure due to hypertension with chronic kidney disease (I13.-); heart failure following surgery (I97.13-).
Codes in This Family (28)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as I50.82, with their registry titles.
- I50 — Heart failure
- I50.1 — Left ventricular failure, unspecified
- I50.2 — Systolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.20 — Unspecified systolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.21 — Acute systolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.22 — Chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.23 — Acute on chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.3 — Diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.30 — Unspecified diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.31 — Acute diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.32 — Chronic diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.33 — Acute on chronic diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.4 — Combined systolic (congestive) and diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.40 — Unspecified combined systolic (congestive) and diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.41 — Acute combined systolic (congestive) and diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.42 — Chronic combined systolic (congestive) and diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.43 — Acute on chronic combined systolic (congestive) and diastolic (congestive) heart failure
- I50.8 — Other heart failure
- I50.81 — Right heart failure
- I50.810 — Right heart failure, unspecified
- I50.811 — Acute right heart failure
- I50.812 — Chronic right heart failure
- I50.813 — Acute on chronic right heart failure
- I50.814 — Right heart failure due to left heart failure
- I50.83 — High output heart failure
- I50.84 — End stage heart failure
- I50.89 — Other heart failure
- I50.9 — Heart failure, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (4)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Biventricular failure (heart)
- Failure, failed, biventricular
- Failure, failed, heart (acute) (senile) (sudden), biventricular
- Failure, failed, heart (acute) (senile) (sudden), combined left-right sided
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