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ICD-10 diagnosis code

I38 Endocarditis, valve unspecified

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I38 is the ICD-10 code for Endocarditis, valve unspecified. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block I30–I52 (Other forms of heart disease) in Chapter IX, Diseases of the circulatory system.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
IX · I00–I99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What I38 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Endocarditis (chronic) NOS
  • Valvular:
    • incompetence of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital
    • insufficiency of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital
    • regurgitation of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital
    • stenosis of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital
  • Valvulitis (chronic)
    • of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital

What I38 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • congenital insufficiency of cardiac valve NOS Q24.8
  • congenital stenosis of cardiac valve NOS Q24.8
  • endocardial fibroelastosis I42.4
  • when specified as rheumatic I09.1

I38 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

I38Endokardit (inflammation i hjärtklaff), ospecificerad klaff

  • I38.9Endokardit (inflammation i hjärtklaff), ospecificerad klaff
NorwayICD-10-NO

I38Endokarditt i uspesifisert klaff

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DI38Endokarditis uden angivelse klapaffektion

  • DI389Endokarditis UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

I38Sydämen sisäkalvon tulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

I38Endokarditis, Herzklappe nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

I38Endocardite, valvule non précisée

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

I38endocarditis, klep niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

I38Endocarditis, valve unspecified

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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