I02.0 ICD-10-CA code: Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement

I02.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

I02.0

Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written I020

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to I02.0. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Chorea (gravis) (spasmodic), with, heart involvement
  • Chorea (gravis) (spasmodic), minor, with heart involvement
  • Chorea (gravis) (spasmodic), Sydenham's, with heart involvement
  • Chorea (gravis) (spasmodic), rheumatic (chronic), with heart involvement
  • Failure, failed, ventricular, left, with rheumatic fever (conditions in I00), active, with chorea
  • Insufficiency, insufficient, mitral, rheumatic, active or acute, with chorea, rheumatic (Sydenham's)
  • Failure, failed, ventricular, left, rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (with chorea), active or acute, with chorea
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, cardiac (chronic) (idiopathic), rheumatic (with chorea), active or acute, with chorea
  • Stenosis (cicatricial), mitral (chronic) (inactive) (valve), active or acute, with rheumatic or Sydenham's chorea
  • Pericarditis (with decompensation) (with effusion), acute (nonrheumatic), with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Pericarditis (with decompensation) (with effusion), rheumatic (active) (acute) (with effusion) (with pneumonia), with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Disease, diseased, heart (organic) (senile), rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (old) (quiescent) (with chorea), active or acute, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Myocarditis (chronic) (fibroid) (interstitial) (old) (progressive) (senile) (with arteriosclerosis), active, rheumatic (fever), with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), aortic (heart) (nonrheumatic) (valve), rheumatic, active or acute, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), pulmonary (chronic) (heart) (valve), acute or subacute, rheumatic, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), acute or subacute, rheumatic (aortic) (mitral) (pulmonary) (tricuspid), with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Myocarditis (chronic) (fibroid) (interstitial) (old) (progressive) (senile) (with arteriosclerosis), acute or subacute (interstitial), rheumatic, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), aortic (heart) (nonrheumatic) (valve), rheumatic, with mitral disease, active or acute, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), rheumatic (chronic) (inactive), active or acute (aortic) (mitral) (pulmonary) (tricuspid), with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), tricuspid (chronic) (heart) (inactive) (rheumatic) (valve) (with chorea), active or acute, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), mitral (chronic) (double) (fibroid) (heart) (inactive) (valve) (with chorea), active or acute, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), aortic (heart) (nonrheumatic) (valve), with, mitral disease (unspecified origin), active or acute, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), pulmonary (chronic) (heart) (valve), rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (with chorea), active or acute, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Myocarditis (chronic) (fibroid) (interstitial) (old) (progressive) (senile) (with arteriosclerosis), rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (with chorea), active or acute, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular), mitral (chronic) (double) (fibroid) (heart) (inactive) (valve) (with chorea), with, aortic (valve) disease (unspecified origin), active or acute, with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's)

Notes for I02.0

As CIHI prints them, with any note I02.0 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Chorea NOS with heart involvementRheumatic chorea with heart involvement of any type classifiable under I01.-
  • Sydenham's choreaFrom I02 Rheumatic chorea

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Chorea:• NOS(G25.5)• Huntington (G10)From I02 Rheumatic chorea
  • 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 I02.0 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
  2. 2Block I00-I02Acute rheumatic fever
  3. 3Category I02Rheumatic chorea
  4. 4Valid code I02.0Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

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Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code I02.0 mean?

I02.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is I02.0 in ICD-10-CA?

I02.0 sits under I02 Rheumatic chorea, within I00-I02 Acute rheumatic fever, within Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).

What coding notes apply to I02.0?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for I02.0, 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.