I02.9 ICD-10-CA code: Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement
I02.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
I02.9Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement
Short description: Rheumatic chorea wo heart involvement
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written I029
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to I02.9. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Chorea (gravis) (spasmodic), minor
- Chorea (gravis) (spasmodic), Sydenham's
- Chorea (gravis) (spasmodic), rheumatic (chronic)
- Fever, rheumatic (active) (acute) (chronic) (subacute), with central nervous system involvement
Notes for I02.9
As CIHI prints them, with any note I02.9 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Rheumatic chorea NOS
- 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 I02.9 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
- 2Block I00-I02Acute rheumatic fever
- 3Category I02Rheumatic chorea
- 4Valid code I02.9Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement
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
What does ICD-10-CA code I02.9 mean?
I02.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is I02.9 in ICD-10-CA?
I02.9 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 I02.9?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for I02.9, 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.