Y52 is the ICD-10 code for Agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system. 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 Y40–Y59 (Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XX · V01–Y98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Y52 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- metaraminol Y51.4
Subcodes of Y52
- Y52.0Cardiac-stimulant glycosides and drugs of similar action
- Y52.1Calcium-channel blockers
- Y52.2Other antidysrhythmic drugs, not elsewhere classified
- Y52.3Coronary vasodilators, not elsewhere classified
- Y52.4Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors
- Y52.5Other antihypertensive drugs, not elsewhere classified
- Y52.6Antihyperlipidaemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs
- Y52.7Peripheral vasodilators
- Y52.8Antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents
- Y52.9Other and unspecified agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system
Y52 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y52Substances agissant essentiellement sur le système cardio-vasculaire
Y52middelen primair aangrijpend op hart en vaatstelsel
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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