ICD-10-CM Code I51.5
Myocardial degeneration

BILLABLE

Billable Code

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

I51.5 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of myocardial degeneration. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

Coding Notes for I51.5 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms: Inclusion Terms Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.: Fatty degeneration of heart or myocardium; Myocardial disease; Senile degeneration of heart or myocardium

MS-DRG Mapping

DRG Group #314-316 - Other circulatory system diagnoses with MCC.

DRG Group #314-316 - Other circulatory system diagnoses with CC.

DRG Group #314-316 - Other circulatory system diagnoses without CC or MCC.

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

Possible requirement for an external cause code

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'I51.5 - Myocardial degeneration'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code I51.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Myocytolysis (I51.5)

Cardiomalacia (I51.5)

Cardiomyoliposis (I51.5)

Disease, diseased (see: Syndrome) +

Syndrome (see: Disease) +

Stricture (see: Stenosis) +

Degeneration, degenerative +

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

429.1

Myocardial degeneration (exact match)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 429.1 was previously used, I51.5 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.

Parent Code: I51 - Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease

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ICD-10-CM Code I51.5 Myocardial degeneration