ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99
I09.81
Rheumatic heart failure
Diseases of the circulatory system
Quick facts
- Code
- I09.81
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
- Category
- I09 — Other rheumatic heart diseases
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM I09.81 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of rheumatic heart failure. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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