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ICD-10-CM Code for Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified I21.9

ICD-10 code I21.9 for Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified
Myocardial infarction (acute) NOS

I21

Includes: cardiac infarction
coronary (artery) embolism
coronary (artery) occlusion
coronary (artery) rupture
coronary (artery) thrombosis
infarction of heart, myocardium, or ventricle
myocardial infarction specified as acute or with a stated duration of 4 weeks (28 days) or less from onset

Excludes2: old myocardial infarction (I25.2)
postmyocardial infarction syndrome (I24.1)
subsequent type 1 myocardial infarction (I22.-)

Use additional code, if applicable, to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility (Z92.82)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

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Correct use of I25.2 for Old MI
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Cath, PCI, and more
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Mycardio Infarction Coding
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MI codes I21.A1 vs I21.4
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MI codes I21.A1 vs I21.4
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MI codes I21.A1 vs I21.4
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