Diagnosis Code

I51 COMPLICATIONS AND ILL-DEFINED DESCRIPTIONS OF HEART DISEASE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: I51

Short Description: Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease

Long Description: Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease

The code I51 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
    • Other forms of heart disease (I30-I5A)
      • Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease (I51)
        • I51 Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code I51 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • any condition in @I51.4*[email protected]* due to hypertension (@I11*.-)
    • any condition in @I51.4*[email protected]* due to hypertension and chronic kidney disease (@I13*.-)
    • heart disease specified as rheumatic (@I00*-@I09*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
I51.0 Cardiac septal defect, acquired
I51.1 Rupture of chordae tendineae, not elsewhere classified
I51.2 Rupture of papillary muscle, not elsewhere classified
I51.3 Intracardiac thrombosis, not elsewhere classified
I51.4 Myocarditis, unspecified
I51.5 Myocardial degeneration
I51.7 Cardiomegaly
I51.8 Other ill-defined heart diseases
I51.81 Takotsubo syndrome
I51.89 Other ill-defined heart diseases
I51.9 Heart disease, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023