Is ICD-10-CM code I00-I02 billable?

No, I00-I02 (Acute rheumatic fever (I00-I02)) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code. It must be coded to a more specific subcategory before it can be used for reimbursement.

What chapter does ICD-10-CM code I00-I02 belong to?

I00-I02 belongs to Chapter 9 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list: I00–I99 (Diseases of the Circulatory System).

I00-I02

Non-Billable

ChapterI00–I99

Rankblock

Description

Acute rheumatic fever (I00-I02)

About ICD-10-CM code I00-I02

Under I00-I99 Diseases of the Circulatory System, ICD-10-CM code I00-I02 describes Acute rheumatic fever (I00-I02). This code cannot be billed directly because more specific child codes exist beneath it.

Use a more specific code (1 billable, 2 non-billable)

I00Rheumatic fever without heart involvement I01Rheumatic fever with heart involvementhas subcodes I02Rheumatic choreahas subcodes

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99).

CH9 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes

CH9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

I00-I02Acute rheumatic fever (I00-I02)Not billable

I00Rheumatic fever without heart involvementBillable

I01Rheumatic fever with heart involvementSubcodes

I02Rheumatic choreaSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to I00-I02:

chapterCH9

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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