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ICD-10-CM Code for Other ill-defined heart diseases I51.89

ICD-10 code I51.89 for Other ill-defined heart diseases is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Other ill-defined heart diseases
Carditis (acute)(chronic)
Pancarditis (acute)(chronic)

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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