ICD-10 diagnosis code
I51 Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease
I51 is the ICD-10 code for Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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 I51 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of I51
- I51.0Cardiac septal defect, acquired
- I51.1Rupture of chordae tendineae, not elsewhere classified
- I51.2Rupture of papillary muscle, not elsewhere classified
- I51.3Intracardiac thrombosis, not elsewhere classified
- I51.4Myocarditis, unspecified
- I51.5Myocardial degeneration
- I51.6Cardiovascular disease, unspecified
- I51.7Cardiomegaly
- I51.8Other ill-defined heart diseases
- I51.9Heart disease, unspecified
I51 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DI51Dårligt definerede hjertesygdomme og komplikationer til hjertesygdomme
I51Sydänsairauksien komplikaatiot ja epätäydellisesti määritetyt sydänsairaudet
I51Komplikationen einer Herzkrankheit und ungenau beschriebene Herzkrankheit
I51Complications de cardiopathies et maladies cardiaques mal définies
I51complicaties en slecht omschreven hartziekten
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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