I02 ICD-10-CA category: Rheumatic chorea
I02 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 2 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
I02Rheumatic chorea
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in I02
I02 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for I02
As CIHI prints them, with any note I02 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Sydenham's chorea
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Chorea:• NOS(G25.5)• Huntington (G10)
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)From Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Where I02 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
- 2Block I00-I02Acute rheumatic fever
- 3Category I02Rheumatic chorea
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is I02 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. I02 (Rheumatic chorea) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 2 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is I02 in ICD-10-CA?
I02 sits under I00-I02 Acute rheumatic fever, within Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).
What coding notes apply to I02?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for I02, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.