ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99
I51.1
Rupture of chordae tendineae, not elsewhere classified
Diseases of the circulatory system
Quick facts
- Code
- I51.1
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
- Category
- I51 — Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM I51.1 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of rupture of chordae tendineae, not elsewhere classified. 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.
Related codes in I51
- I51Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease
- I51.0Cardiac septal defect, acquired
- I51.2Rupture of papillary muscle, not elsewhere classified
- I51.3Intracardiac thrombosis, not elsewhere classified
- I51.4Myocarditis, unspecified
- I51.5Myocardial degeneration
- I51.7Cardiomegaly
- I51.8Other ill-defined heart diseases
- I51.81Takotsubo syndrome
- I51.89Other ill-defined heart diseases
- I51.9Heart disease, unspecified
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