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ICD-10-CM Code for Myocarditis, unspecified I51.4

ICD-10 code I51.4 for Myocarditis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Myocarditis, unspecified
Chronic (interstitial) myocarditis
Myocardial fibrosis
Myocarditis NOS
Excludes1: acute or subacute myocarditis (I40.-)

I51

Excludes1: any condition in I51.4-I51.9 due to hypertension (I11.-)
any condition in I51.4-I51.9 due to hypertension and chronic kidney disease (I13.-)
heart disease specified as rheumatic (I00-I09)

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