425.2 OBSC AFRIC CARDIOMYOPATH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 425.2

Short Description: Obsc afric cardiomyopath

Long Description: Obscure cardiomyopathy of Africa

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Other forms of heart disease (420-429)
      • 425 Cardiomyopathy
        • 425.2 Obsc afric cardiomyopath

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 425.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Becker's
    • disease
      • idiopathic mural endomyocardial disease 425.2
  • Cardiomyopathy (congestive) (constrictive) (familial) (infiltrative) (obstructive) (restrictive) (sporadic) 425.4
    • obscure of Africa 425.2
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Becker's
      • idiopathic mural endomyocardial disease 425.2
    • endomyocardial, idiopathic mural 425.2
  • Endomyocardiopathy, South African 425.2
  • Myocardiopathy (congestive) (constrictive) (familial) (idiopathic) (infiltrative) (obstructive) (primary) (restrictive) (sporadic) 425.4
    • obscure (African) 425.2
  • South African cardiomyopathy syndrome 425.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • South African cardiomyopathy 425.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 425.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
425.2 Right Arrow I42.8 Other cardiomyopathies
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
425.0 Endomyocardial fibrosis
425.11 Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
425.18 Other hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
425.3 Endocardial fibroelastosis
425.4 Other primary cardiomyopathies
425.5 Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
425.7 Nutritional and metabolic cardiomyopathy
425.8 Cardiomyopathy in other diseases classified elsewhere
425.9 Secondary cardiomyopathy, unspecified


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