The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the. When there is a blood clot, the affected vein can be narrowed or even blocked. I82.c11 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of acute embolism and thrombosis of right internal jugular vein.
The ijv is one of the four components of the vascular sheath of the neck, together with the common and internal carotid arteries, the vagus nerve, and the deep cervical lymph nodes. Icd 10 code for embolism and thrombosis of internal jugular vein. If less or no blood is flowing through the vein to the heart, the neck often swells up at the affected site.