ICD-10-CM Code I06
Rheumatic aortic valve diseases
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code I06 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of I06 that describes the diagnosis 'rheumatic aortic valve diseases' in more detail.
- I06 Rheumatic aortic valve diseases NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code I06 is used to code Valvular heart disease
Valvular heart disease is any disease process involving one or more of the four valves of the heart (the aortic and mitral valves on the left and the pulmonary and tricuspid valves on the right). These conditions occur largely as a result of aging. Most people are in their late 50s when diagnosed, and more than one in ten people over 75 have it.
Specialty: | Cardiology |
MeSH Codes: | D006349, D006349, D006349, D006349, D006349 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 394, 395, 396, 424, 746 |
Coding Notes for I06 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Aortic valve disease not specified as rheumatic - instead, use code I35.-
- Aortic valve disease with mitral and/or tricuspid valve involvement - instead, use code I08.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'I06 - Rheumatic aortic valve diseases'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code I06. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.