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ICD-10 diagnosis code

I46.1 Sudden cardiac death, so described

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I46.1 is the ICD-10 code for Sudden cardiac death, so described. It is a four-character subcategory of I46 (Cardiac arrest), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block I30–I52 (Other forms of heart disease) in Chapter IX, Diseases of the circulatory system.

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

What I46.1 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

I46.1 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

I46.1Plötslig hjärtdöd

NorwayICD-10-NO

I46.1Ikke nærmere angitt plutselig hjertedød

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DI461Pludselig hjertedød

FinlandICD-10-FI

I46.1Tarkemmin määrittämätön äkillinen sydänkuolema

GermanyICD-10-GM

I46.1Plötzlicher Herztod, so beschrieben

FranceICD-10-FR

I46.1Mort cardiaque subite, décrite ainsi

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

I46.1plotse hartdood, als zodanig omschreven

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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