I51.5 is the ICD-10 code for Myocardial degeneration. It is a four-character subcategory of I51 (Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease), 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 I51.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Degeneration of heart or myocardium:
- fatty
- senile
- Myocardial disease
I51.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
I51.5Degenerativ hjertemuskelforandring
DI515Myokardiedegeneration
- DI515ADegeneratio myocardii lipoidica
- DI515BDegeneratio myocardii senilis
I51.5Sydänlihaksen rappeuma
I51.5Myokarddegeneration
I51.5Dégénérescence du myocarde
I51.5myocarddegeneratie
I51.5Myocardial degeneration
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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