ICD-10 diagnosis code

I21.0 Acute transmural myocardial infarction of anterior wall

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I21.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute transmural myocardial infarction of anterior wall. It is a four-character subcategory of I21 (Acute myocardial infarction), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block I20–I25 (Ischaemic heart diseases) in Chapter IX, Diseases of the circulatory system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
IX · I00–I99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What I21.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Transmural infarction (acute)(of):
    • anterior (wall) NOS
    • anteroapical
    • anterolateral
    • anteroseptal

I21.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

I21.0Akutt transmuralt hjerteinfarkt i fremre vegg

  • I21.01Akutt transmuralt hjerteinfarkt type 1 i fremre vegg
  • I21.02Akutt transmuralt hjerteinfarkt type 2 i fremre vegg
  • I21.03Akutt transmuralt hjerteinfarkt type 3 i fremre vegg
  • I21.05Akutt transmuralt hjerteinfarkt type 5 i fremre vegg
  • I21.0AAkutt transmuralt hjerteinfarkt type 4a i fremre vegg
  • I21.0BAkutt transmuralt hjerteinfarkt type 4b i fremre vegg
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DI210Anteriort akut myokardieinfarkt med Q-taksudvikling

  • DI210AAnteriort non-ST-elevations akut myokardieinfarkt med Q-taksudvikling
  • DI210BAnteriort ST-elevations akut myokardieinfarkt med Q-taksudvikling
FinlandICD-10-FI

I21.0Etuseinän ST-nousuinfarkti (STEMI)

  • I21.00Etuseinän ST-nousuinfarkti, ei osoitettavaa sepelvaltimon ahtaumaa
  • I21.01Etuseinän ST-nousuinfarkti, ahtautunut sepelvaltimo
  • I21.02Etuseinän ST-nousinfarkti, sepelvaltimon trombi
  • I21.03Etuseinän ST-nousuinfakti, sepelvaltimon embolus
  • I21.08Etuseinän ST-nousuinfarkti, sepelvaltimon muu tukos
  • I21.09Etuseinän ST-nousuinfarkti, määrittämätön sepelvaltimotilanne
GermanyICD-10-GM

I21.0Akuter transmuraler Myokardinfarkt der Vorderwand

FranceICD-10-FR

I21.0Infarctus transmural aigu du myocarde, de la paroi antérieure

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

I21.0acuut transmuraal myocardinfarct van voorwand

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • I21.01ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left main coronary artery
  • I21.02ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery
  • I21.09ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other coronary artery of anterior wall

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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