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I20 ICD-10-CM Code: Angina pectoris

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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) / Ischemic heart diseases (I20-I25)

I20

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Angina pectoris

CMS-HCC V28

N/A

Not mapped

CMS-HCC V24

N/A

Not mapped

ACA/HHS

N/A

Not mapped

ESRD/PACE

N/A

Not mapped

RXHCC

N/A

Not mapped

Inclusion Terms

Official

No inclusion terms are included in this display for I20. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 2

Official
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from I00-I99
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from I00-I99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from I00-I99
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from I00-I99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from I00-I99
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Inherited from I00-I99
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from I00-I99
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from I00-I99
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)Inherited from I00-I99
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)Inherited from I00-I99

Includes

Official

No Includes notes are included in this display for I20. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 1

Official
  • angina pectoris with atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary arteries (I25.1-)
  • atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s) and coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris (I25.7-)
  • postinfarction angina (I23.7)

Code First

Official

No Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for I20. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Use Additional

Official
  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Code Also

Official
  • the presence of hypertension (I10-I1A)Inherited from I20-I25

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Code
I20
Description
Angina pectoris
HCC (V28)
No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
RAF reference coefficient
Billable
No
Payment year
2026

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What This Code Means

I20 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for angina pectoris. I20 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the circulatory system (i00-i99), within the section covering ischemic heart diseases (i20-i25).

Header codes like I20 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for I20 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Excludes 1, Do NOT code together

  • angina pectoris with atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary arteries (I25.1-)
  • atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s) and coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris (I25.7-)
  • postinfarction angina (I23.7)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

I20Angina pectoris
I20Angina pectoris

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