Diagnosis Code: 397.9

Short Description: Rheum endocarditis NOS

Long Description: Rheumatic diseases of endocardium, valve unspecified

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
  • Chronic rheumatic heart disease (393-398)
    • 397 Diseases of other endocardial structures
      • 397.9 Rheum endocarditis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 397.9 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
  • with
    • rheumatic fever (conditions classifiable to 390)
      • inactive or quiescent (with chorea) 397.9
  • rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (with chorea) 397.9
    • active or acute (aortic) (mitral) (pulmonary) (tricuspid) 391.1
      • with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's) 392.0

• Fever 780.60
  • rheumatic (active) (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 390
    • inactive or quiescent with
      • endocarditis 397.9
        • aortic (valve) 395.9
          • with mitral (valve) disease 396.9
        • mitral (valve) 394.9
          • with aortic (valve) disease 396.9
        • pulmonary (valve) 397.1
        • tricuspid (valve) 397.0

• Valvulitis (chronic) (see also Endocarditis) 424.90
  • rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (with chorea) 397.9
    • active or acute (aortic) (mitral) (pulmonary) (tricuspid) 391.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 397.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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