423.8 PERICARDIAL DISEASE NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 423.8

Short Description: Pericardial disease NEC

Long Description: Other specified diseases of pericardium

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Other forms of heart disease (420-429)
      • 423 Other diseases of pericardium
        • 423.8 Pericardial disease NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Abnormal communication between pericardial sac and peritoneal cavity
  • Calcification of pericardium
  • Chronic cholesterol pericardial effusion
  • Chronic effusive pericarditis
  • Chronic infective pericarditis
  • Chronic pericarditis
  • Fistula of pericardium
  • Malignant pericardial effusion
  • Non-infectious pericarditis
  • Pericardial cyst along right cardiophrenic angle
  • Pericardial effusion - noninflammatory
  • Pericarditis due to deposits of cholesterol
  • Pericarditis secondary to neoplasia
  • Pericarditis secondary to primary tumor
  • Postcardiac injury pericarditis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 423.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Calcification
    • pericardium (see also Pericarditis) 423.8
  • Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
    • pericardial (congenital) 746.89
      • acquired (secondary) 423.8
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • pericardium 423.9
      • specified type NEC 423.8
  • Diverticula, diverticulosis, diverticulum (acute) (multiple) (perforated) (ruptured) 562.10
    • pericardium (congenital) (cyst) 746.89
      • acquired (true) 423.8
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • pericardium (pleura) (sac) (see also Pericarditis) 423.8
    • pleuropericardial 423.8
  • Mediastinopericarditis (see also Pericarditis) 423.9
    • chronic 423.8
      • rheumatic 393
  • Pericarditis (granular) (with decompensation) (with effusion) 423.9
    • cholesterol (chronic) 423.8
      • acute 420.90
    • chronic (nonrheumatic) 423.8
      • rheumatic 393
    • neoplastic (chronic) 423.8
      • acute 420.90

Crosswalk Information

The code 423.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
423.8 Right Arrow I31.8 Other specified diseases of pericardium
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
423.0 Hemopericardium
423.1 Adhesive pericarditis
423.2 Constrictive pericarditis
423.3 Cardiac tamponade
423.9 Unspecified disease of pericardium


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