Diagnosis Code

I31.3 PERICARDIAL EFFUSION (NONINFLAMMATORY)


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: I31.3

Short Description: Pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)

Long Description: Pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)

The code I31.3 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
    • Other forms of heart disease (I30-I5A)
      • Other diseases of pericardium (I31)
        • I31.3 Pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code I31.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • acute pericardial effusion (@I30.9*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
I31.3 Right Arrow 423.9 Pericardial disease NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
I31 Other diseases of pericardium
I31.0 Chronic adhesive pericarditis
I31.1 Chronic constrictive pericarditis
I31.2 Hemopericardium, not elsewhere classified
I31.31 Malignant pericardial effusion in diseases classified elsewhere
I31.39 Other pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)
I31.4 Cardiac tamponade
I31.8 Other specified diseases of pericardium
I31.9 Disease of pericardium, unspecified


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