421.1 AC ENDOCARDIT IN OTH DIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 421.1

Short Description: Ac endocardit in oth dis

Long Description: Acute and subacute infective endocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Other forms of heart disease (420-429)
      • 421 Acute and subacute endocarditis
        • 421.1 Ac endocardit in oth dis

This code is valid for manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 421.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (indeterminate) (interstitial) (marantic) (nonbacterial thrombotic) (residual) (sclerotic) (sclerous) (senile) (valvular) 424.90
    • blastomycotic 116.0 [421.1]
    • due to
      • blastomycosis 116.0 [421.1]
      • Q fever 083.0 [421.1]
      • typhoid (fever) 002.0 [421.1]
    • typhoid 002.0 [421.1]
  • Typhoid (abortive) (ambulant) (any site) (fever) (hemorrhagic) (infection) (intermittent) (malignant) (rheumatic) 002.0
    • endocarditis 002.0 [421.1]

Crosswalk Information

The code 421.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
421.1 Right Arrow I39 Endocarditis and heart valve disord in dis classd elswhr
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
421.0 Acute and subacute bacterial endocarditis
421.9 Acute endocarditis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014