422.92 SEPTIC MYOCARDITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 422.92

Short Description: Septic myocarditis

Long Description: Septic myocarditis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Other forms of heart disease (420-429)
      • 422 Acute myocarditis
        • 422.92 Septic myocarditis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 422.92 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • myocardium 422.92
  • Myocarditis (fibroid) (interstitial) (old) (progressive) (senile) (with arteriosclerosis) 429.0
    • bacterial (acute) 422.92
    • infective 422.92
    • pneumococcal (acute) (subacute) 422.92
    • septic 422.92
    • staphylococcal (acute) (subacute) 422.92
    • suppurative 422.92

Crosswalk Information

The code 422.92 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
422.92 Right Arrow I40.0 Infective myocarditis
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
422.0 Acute myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
422.90 Acute myocarditis, unspecified
422.91 Idiopathic myocarditis
422.93 Toxic myocarditis
422.99 Other acute myocarditis


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