ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99

I21.02

ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery

Diseases of the circulatory system

Quick facts

Code: I21.02
Type: Billable code
ICD-10-CM chapter: Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
Category: I21 — Acute myocardial infarction
Specificity: 5 characters

How coders use this code

ICD-10-CM I21.02 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of st elevation (stemi) myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery. 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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