Diagnosis Code

I51.5 MYOCARDIAL DEGENERATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: I51.5

Short Description: Myocardial degeneration

Long Description: Myocardial degeneration

The code I51.5 is 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)
        • I51.5 Myocardial degeneration

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Fatty degeneration of heart
  • Myocardial degeneration
  • Myocardial disease
  • Myocardial dysfunction

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code I51.5 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Circulatory System Diagnoses With Mcc (314)
  • Other Circulatory System Diagnoses With Cc (315)
  • Other Circulatory System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (316)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code I51.5 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Fatty degeneration of heart or myocardium
    • Myocardial disease
    • Senile degeneration of heart or myocardium

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
I51.5 Right Arrow 429.1 Myocardial degeneration

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
I51 Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease
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
I51.7 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