CPT 36227: ICD-10 codes that support medical necessity
These ICD-10-CM diagnoses support medical necessity for CPT 36227 under Medicare coverage policies (LCDs, NCDs, and Billing & Coding articles). Billing CPT 36227 with a diagnosis that isn't covered typically denies as CARC 50 — not medically necessary.
National approximation. Coverage varies by MAC and state — confirm against the specific LCD/NCD and article that applies to your jurisdiction and date of service.
| ICD-10 | Description |
|---|---|
| A18.84 | Tuberculosis of heart |
| A39.50 | Meningococcal carditis, unspecified |
| A39.51 | Meningococcal endocarditis |
| A39.52 | Meningococcal myocarditis |
| A52.02 | Syphilitic aortitis |
| A52.03 | Syphilitic endocarditis |
| A52.06 | Other syphilitic heart involvement |
| A54.83 | Gonococcal heart infection |
| A78 | Q fever |
| B33.20 | Viral carditis, unspecified |
| B33.21 | Viral endocarditis |
| B33.22 | Viral myocarditis |
| B37.6 | Candidal endocarditis |
| B39.4 | Histoplasmosis capsulati, unspecified |
| B39.5 | Histoplasmosis duboisii |
| B57.0 | Acute Chagas' disease with heart involvement |
| B57.2 | Chagas' disease (chronic) with heart involvement |
| C22.0 | Liver cell carcinoma |
| C22.1 | Intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma |
| C22.2 | Hepatoblastoma |
| C22.3 | Angiosarcoma of liver |
| C22.4 | Other sarcomas of liver |
| C22.7 | Other specified carcinomas of liver |
| C22.8 | Malignant neoplasm of liver, primary, unspecified as to type |
| C22.9 | Malignant neoplasm of liver, not specified as primary or secondary |
| C38.0 | Malignant neoplasm of heart |
| C41.2 | Malignant neoplasm of vertebral column |
| C45.2 | Mesothelioma of pericardium |
| C64.1 | Malignant neoplasm of right kidney, except renal pelvis |
| C64.2 | Malignant neoplasm of left kidney, except renal pelvis |
| C69.01 | Malignant neoplasm of right conjunctiva |
| C69.02 | Malignant neoplasm of left conjunctiva |
| C69.11 | Malignant neoplasm of right cornea |
| C69.12 | Malignant neoplasm of left cornea |
| C69.21 | Malignant neoplasm of right retina |
| C69.22 | Malignant neoplasm of left retina |
| C69.31 | Malignant neoplasm of right choroid |
| C69.32 | Malignant neoplasm of left choroid |
| C69.41 | Malignant neoplasm of right ciliary body |
| C69.42 | Malignant neoplasm of left ciliary body |
| C69.51 | Malignant neoplasm of right lacrimal gland and duct |
| C69.52 | Malignant neoplasm of left lacrimal gland and duct |
| C69.61 | Malignant neoplasm of right orbit |
| C69.62 | Malignant neoplasm of left orbit |
| C69.81 | Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of right eye and adnexa |
| C69.82 | Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of left eye and adnexa |
| C69.91 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right eye |
| C69.92 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left eye |
| C70.0 | Malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges |
| C70.1 | Malignant neoplasm of spinal meninges |
| C71.0 | Malignant neoplasm of cerebrum, except lobes and ventricles |
| C71.1 | Malignant neoplasm of frontal lobe |
| C71.2 | Malignant neoplasm of temporal lobe |
| C71.3 | Malignant neoplasm of parietal lobe |
| C71.4 | Malignant neoplasm of occipital lobe |
| C71.5 | Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle |
| C71.6 | Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum |
| C71.7 | Malignant neoplasm of brain stem |
| C71.8 | Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of brain |
| C71.9 | Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified |
| C72.0 | Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord |
| C72.1 | Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina |
| C72.21 | Malignant neoplasm of right olfactory nerve |
| C72.22 | Malignant neoplasm of left olfactory nerve |
| C72.31 | Malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve |
| C72.32 | Malignant neoplasm of left optic nerve |
| C72.41 | Malignant neoplasm of right acoustic nerve |
| C72.42 | Malignant neoplasm of left acoustic nerve |
| C72.50 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified cranial nerve |
| C72.59 | Malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves |
| C72.9 | Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified |
| C73 | Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland |
| C74.01 | Malignant neoplasm of cortex of right adrenal gland |
| C74.02 | Malignant neoplasm of cortex of left adrenal gland |
| C74.11 | Malignant neoplasm of medulla of right adrenal gland |
| C74.12 | Malignant neoplasm of medulla of left adrenal gland |
| C75.0 | Malignant neoplasm of parathyroid gland |
| C75.1 | Malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland |
| C75.2 | Malignant neoplasm of craniopharyngeal duct |
| C75.3 | Malignant neoplasm of pineal gland |
| C75.4 | Malignant neoplasm of carotid body |
| C78.7 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile duct |
| C79.01 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of right kidney and renal pelvis |
| C79.02 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of left kidney and renal pelvis |
| C79.31 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain |
| C79.32 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges |
| C79.40 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of nervous system |
| C79.49 | Secondary malignant neoplasm of other parts of nervous system |
| C7B.02 | Secondary carcinoid tumors of liver |
| D15.1 | Benign neoplasm of heart |
| D17.71 | Benign lipomatous neoplasm of kidney |
| D18.02 | Hemangioma of intracranial structures |
| D18.09 | Hemangioma of other sites |
| D25.0 | Submucous leiomyoma of uterus |
| D25.1 | Intramural leiomyoma of uterus |
| D25.2 | Subserosal leiomyoma of uterus |
| D30.01 | Benign neoplasm of right kidney |
| D30.02 | Benign neoplasm of left kidney |
| D30.11 | Benign neoplasm of right renal pelvis |
| D30.12 | Benign neoplasm of left renal pelvis |
| D32.0 | Benign neoplasm of cerebral meninges |
| D32.9 | Benign neoplasm of meninges, unspecified |
| D33.0 | Benign neoplasm of brain, supratentorial |
| D33.1 | Benign neoplasm of brain, infratentorial |
| D33.2 | Benign neoplasm of brain, unspecified |
| D33.3 | Benign neoplasm of cranial nerves |
| D35.2 | Benign neoplasm of pituitary gland |
| D35.3 | Benign neoplasm of craniopharyngeal duct |
| D42.0 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of cerebral meninges |
| D42.1 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of spinal meninges |
| D43.0 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of brain, supratentorial |
| D43.1 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of brain, infratentorial |
| D43.2 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of brain, unspecified |
| D43.4 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of spinal cord |
| D44.3 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of pituitary gland |
| D44.4 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of craniopharyngeal duct |
| D44.5 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of pineal gland |
| D44.6 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of carotid body |
| D44.7 | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aortic body and other paraganglia |
| D49.511 | Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of right kidney |
| D49.512 | Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of left kidney |
| D49.6 | Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of brain |
| D86.85 | Sarcoid myocarditis |
| E22.0 | Acromegaly and pituitary gigantism |
| E22.1 | Hyperprolactinemia |
| E22.2 | Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone |
| E22.8 | Other hyperfunction of pituitary gland |
| E22.9 | Hyperfunction of pituitary gland, unspecified |
| E23.0 | Hypopituitarism |
| E23.1 | Drug-induced hypopituitarism |
| E23.2 | Diabetes insipidus |
| E23.6 | Other disorders of pituitary gland |
| E24.1 | Nelson's syndrome |
| E34.4 | Constitutional tall stature |
| E51.11 | Dry beriberi |
| E51.12 | Wet beriberi |
| E64.9 | Sequelae of unspecified nutritional deficiency |
| E74.01 | von Gierke disease |
| E74.02 | Pompe disease |
| E74.03 | Cori disease |
| E74.04 | McArdle disease |
| E76.01 | Hurler's syndrome |
| E76.02 | Hurler-Scheie syndrome |
| E76.03 | Scheie's syndrome |
| E76.1 | Mucopolysaccharidosis, type II |
| E76.210 | Morquio A mucopolysaccharidoses |
| E76.211 | Morquio B mucopolysaccharidoses |
| E76.219 | Morquio mucopolysaccharidoses, unspecified |
| E76.22 | Sanfilippo mucopolysaccharidoses |
| E76.29 | Other mucopolysaccharidoses |
| E76.3 | Mucopolysaccharidosis, unspecified |
| E76.8 | Other disorders of glucosaminoglycan metabolism |
| E76.9 | Glucosaminoglycan metabolism disorder, unspecified |
| E84.0 | Cystic fibrosis with pulmonary manifestations |
| E85.1 | Neuropathic heredofamilial amyloidosis |
| E85.2 | Heredofamilial amyloidosis, unspecified |
| E85.3 | Secondary systemic amyloidosis |
| E85.4 | Organ-limited amyloidosis |
| E85.81 | Light chain (AL) amyloidosis |
| E85.82 | Wild-type transthyretin-related (ATTR) amyloidosis |
| E85.89 | Other amyloidosis |
| E85.9 | Amyloidosis, unspecified |
| E86.0 | Dehydration |
| E86.1 | Hypovolemia |
| E86.9 | Volume depletion, unspecified |
| E87.71 | Transfusion associated circulatory overload |
| E87.79 | Other fluid overload |
| E88.810 | Metabolic syndrome |
| E88.811 | Insulin resistance syndrome, Type A |
| E88.818 | Other insulin resistance |
| E88.82 | Obesity due to disruption of MC4R pathway |
| E88.9 | Metabolic disorder, unspecified |
| E89.3 | Postprocedural hypopituitarism |
| G08 | Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis |
| G11.10 | Early-onset cerebellar ataxia, unspecified |
| G11.11 | Friedreich ataxia |
| G40.001 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.009 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.011 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.019 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.101 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.109 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.111 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.119 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with simple partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.201 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.209 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.211 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.219 | Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.301 | Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.309 | Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.311 | Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.319 | Generalized idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.401 | Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.409 | Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.411 | Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.419 | Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.501 | Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.509 | Epileptic seizures related to external causes, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.801 | Other epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.802 | Other epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.803 | Other epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.804 | Other epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.811 | Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.812 | Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.813 | Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.814 | Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.821 | Epileptic spasms, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.822 | Epileptic spasms, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.823 | Epileptic spasms, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.824 | Epileptic spasms, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.89 | Other seizures |
| G40.A01 | Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.A09 | Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.A11 | Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.A19 | Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.B01 | Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.B09 | Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, not intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G40.B11 | Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, with status epilepticus |
| G40.B19 | Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus |
| G45.0 | Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome |
| G45.1 | Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric) |
| G45.2 | Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes |
| G45.3 | Amaurosis fugax |
| G45.8 | Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes |
| G45.9 | Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified |
| G46.0 | Middle cerebral artery syndrome |
| G46.1 | Anterior cerebral artery syndrome |
| G46.2 | Posterior cerebral artery syndrome |
| G50.0 | Trigeminal neuralgia |
| G54.0 | Brachial plexus disorders |
| G71.00 | Muscular dystrophy, unspecified |
| G71.01 | Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy |
| G71.02 | Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy |
| G71.031 | Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy |
| G71.032 | Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunction |
| G71.033 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction |
| G71.0340 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunction, unspecified |
| G71.0341 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to alpha sarcoglycan dysfunction |
| G71.0342 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to beta sarcoglycan dysfunction |
| G71.0349 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to other sarcoglycan dysfunction |
| G71.035 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to anoctamin-5 dysfunction |
| G71.036 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to fukutin related protein dysfunction |
| G71.038 | Other limb girdle muscular dystrophy |
| G71.09 | Other specified muscular dystrophies |
| G71.11 | Myotonic muscular dystrophy |
| G81.01 | Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right dominant side |
| G81.02 | Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left dominant side |
| G81.03 | Flaccid hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side |
| G81.04 | Flaccid hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side |
| G81.11 | Spastic hemiplegia affecting right dominant side |
| G81.12 | Spastic hemiplegia affecting left dominant side |
| G81.13 | Spastic hemiplegia affecting right nondominant side |
| G81.14 | Spastic hemiplegia affecting left nondominant side |
| G81.91 | Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side |
| G81.92 | Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left dominant side |
| G81.93 | Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right nondominant side |
| G81.94 | Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting left nondominant side |
| G95.11 | Acute infarction of spinal cord (embolic) (nonembolic) |
| G95.19 | Other vascular myelopathies |
| G97.31 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating a nervous system procedure |
| G97.32 | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a nervous system organ or structure complicating other procedure |
| H34.01 | Transient retinal artery occlusion, right eye |
| H34.02 | Transient retinal artery occlusion, left eye |
| H34.03 | Transient retinal artery occlusion, bilateral |
| H34.11 | Central retinal artery occlusion, right eye |
| H34.12 | Central retinal artery occlusion, left eye |
| H34.13 | Central retinal artery occlusion, bilateral |
| H34.211 | Partial retinal artery occlusion, right eye |
| H34.212 | Partial retinal artery occlusion, left eye |
| H34.213 | Partial retinal artery occlusion, bilateral |
| H34.231 | Retinal artery branch occlusion, right eye |
| H34.232 | Retinal artery branch occlusion, left eye |
| H34.233 | Retinal artery branch occlusion, bilateral |
| H34.8110 | Central retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema |
| H34.8111 | Central retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with retinal neovascularization |
| H34.8112 | Central retinal vein occlusion, right eye, stable |
| H34.8120 | Central retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with macular edema |
| H34.8121 | Central retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with retinal neovascularization |
| H34.8122 | Central retinal vein occlusion, left eye, stable |
| H34.8130 | Central retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with macular edema |
| H34.8131 | Central retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with retinal neovascularization |
| H34.8132 | Central retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, stable |
| H34.821 | Venous engorgement, right eye |
| H34.822 | Venous engorgement, left eye |
| H34.823 | Venous engorgement, bilateral |
| H34.8310 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema |
| H34.8311 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with retinal neovascularization |
| H34.8312 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, stable |
| H34.8320 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with macular edema |
| H34.8321 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with retinal neovascularization |
| H34.8322 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye, stable |
| H34.8330 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with macular edema |
| H34.8331 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, with retinal neovascularization |
| H34.8332 | Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, bilateral, stable |
| H34.9 | Unspecified retinal vascular occlusion |
| H35.071 | Retinal telangiectasis, right eye |
| H35.072 | Retinal telangiectasis, left eye |
| H35.073 | Retinal telangiectasis, bilateral |
| H49.01 | Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, right eye |
| H49.02 | Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, left eye |
| H49.03 | Third [oculomotor] nerve palsy, bilateral |
| H49.11 | Fourth [trochlear] nerve palsy, right eye |
| H49.12 | Fourth [trochlear] nerve palsy, left eye |
| H49.13 | Fourth [trochlear] nerve palsy, bilateral |
| H49.21 | Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, right eye |
| H49.22 | Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, left eye |
| H49.23 | Sixth [abducent] nerve palsy, bilateral |
| H49.31 | Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, right eye |
| H49.32 | Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, left eye |
| H49.33 | Total (external) ophthalmoplegia, bilateral |
| H49.41 | Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, right eye |
| H49.42 | Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, left eye |
| H49.43 | Progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral |
| H49.881 | Other paralytic strabismus, right eye |
| H49.882 | Other paralytic strabismus, left eye |
| H49.883 | Other paralytic strabismus, bilateral |
| H49.9 | Unspecified paralytic strabismus |
| H53.121 | Transient visual loss, right eye |
| H53.122 | Transient visual loss, left eye |
| H53.123 | Transient visual loss, bilateral |
| H53.461 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, right side |
| H53.462 | Homonymous bilateral field defects, left side |
| H53.47 | Heteronymous bilateral field defects |
| H53.71 | Glare sensitivity |
| H53.72 | Impaired contrast sensitivity |
| H53.8 | Other visual disturbances |
| I01.0 | Acute rheumatic pericarditis |
| I01.1 | Acute rheumatic endocarditis |
| I01.2 | Acute rheumatic myocarditis |
| I05.0 | Rheumatic mitral stenosis |
| I05.1 | Rheumatic mitral insufficiency |
| I05.2 | Rheumatic mitral stenosis with insufficiency |
| I05.8 | Other rheumatic mitral valve diseases |
| I05.9 | Rheumatic mitral valve disease, unspecified |
| I06.0 | Rheumatic aortic stenosis |
| I06.1 | Rheumatic aortic insufficiency |
| I06.2 | Rheumatic aortic stenosis with insufficiency |
| I06.8 | Other rheumatic aortic valve diseases |
| I06.9 | Rheumatic aortic valve disease, unspecified |
| I07.0 | Rheumatic tricuspid stenosis |
| I07.1 | Rheumatic tricuspid insufficiency |
| I07.2 | Rheumatic tricuspid stenosis and insufficiency |
| I08.0 | Rheumatic disorders of both mitral and aortic valves |
| I08.1 | Rheumatic disorders of both mitral and tricuspid valves |
| I08.2 | Rheumatic disorders of both aortic and tricuspid valves |
| I08.3 | Combined rheumatic disorders of mitral, aortic and tricuspid valves |
| I08.8 | Other rheumatic multiple valve diseases |
| I08.9 | Rheumatic multiple valve disease, unspecified |
| I09.0 | Rheumatic myocarditis |
| I09.1 | Rheumatic diseases of endocardium, valve unspecified |
| I09.2 | Chronic rheumatic pericarditis |
| I09.81 | Rheumatic heart failure |
| I09.89 | Other specified rheumatic heart diseases |
| I10 | Essential (primary) hypertension |
| I11.0 | Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure |
| I11.9 | Hypertensive heart disease without heart failure |
| I12.0 | Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease |
| I12.9 | Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease |
| I13.0 | Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease |
| I13.10 | Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease without heart failure, with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease |
| I13.11 | Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease without heart failure, with stage 5 chronic kidney disease, or end stage renal disease |
| I13.2 | Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and with stage 5 chronic kidney disease, or end stage renal disease |
| I15.0 | Renovascular hypertension |
| I15.1 | Hypertension secondary to other renal disorders |
| I1A.0 | Resistant hypertension |
| I20.0 | Unstable angina |
| I20.1 | Angina pectoris with documented spasm |
| I20.81 | Angina pectoris with coronary microvascular dysfunction |
| I20.89 | Other forms of angina pectoris |
| I21.01 | ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left main coronary artery |
| I21.02 | ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery |
| I21.09 | ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other coronary artery of anterior wall |
| I21.11 | ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving right coronary artery |
| I21.19 | ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other coronary artery of inferior wall |
| I21.21 | ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left circumflex coronary artery |
| I21.29 | ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other sites |
| I21.3 | ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of unspecified site |
| I21.4 | Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction |
| I22.0 | Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of anterior wall |
| I22.1 | Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of inferior wall |
| I22.2 | Subsequent non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction |
| I22.8 | Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of other sites |
| I22.9 | Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of unspecified site |
| I23.0 | Hemopericardium as current complication following acute myocardial infarction |
| I23.1 | Atrial septal defect as current complication following acute myocardial infarction |
| I23.2 | Ventricular septal defect as current complication following acute myocardial infarction |
| I23.3 | Rupture of cardiac wall without hemopericardium as current complication following acute myocardial infarction |
| I23.4 | Rupture of chordae tendineae as current complication following acute myocardial infarction |
| I23.5 | Rupture of papillary muscle as current complication following acute myocardial infarction |
| I23.6 | Thrombosis of atrium, auricular appendage, and ventricle as current complications following acute myocardial infarction |
| I23.7 | Postinfarction angina |
| I24.0 | Acute coronary thrombosis not resulting in myocardial infarction |
| I24.1 | Dressler's syndrome |
| I24.81 | Acute coronary microvascular dysfunction |
| I24.89 | Other forms of acute ischemic heart disease |
| I24.9 | Acute ischemic heart disease, unspecified |
| I25.10 | Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris |
| I25.110 | Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unstable angina pectoris |
| I25.111 | Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with angina pectoris with documented spasm |
| I25.112 | Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with refractory angina pectoris |
Showing the first 400 of 1933 covered codes — this procedure has a large covered-diagnosis set; see the governing LCD/article for the complete list.
Frequently asked questions
Which ICD-10 codes support medical necessity for CPT 36227?
Medicare coverage policies (LCDs/NCDs and Billing & Coding articles) list 1933 ICD-10 diagnosis codes that support medical necessity for CPT 36227. The covered codes are listed on this page. Coverage varies by MAC/state — always confirm against the policy that applies to you.
What is a medical-necessity (LCD/NCD) crosswalk?
A claim whose procedure isn't supported by a covered diagnosis denies as "not medically necessary" (CARC 50). CMS coverage policies define which diagnoses justify a procedure; this page is the ICD-10 → CPT 36227 view of that relationship.
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