Wiki Cardiomyopathy due to viral infection

[Sarahmk]

patient was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, due to a viral infection in the past. Obviously, the viral infection has since cleared, however, the cardiomyopathy still persists. Provider wants to use code "cardiomyopathy in diseases classified elsewhere." I don't know how to code that since the viral infection is gone. Any suggestions?

 

[ahguzman]

How about cardiomyopathy and sequelae of infectious deseases B94-B95???

 

[Palmtoptiger]

Hi,

If i'm the coder and the documentation did not mention any definite cause or type of cardiomyopathy, I would use I42.9, Cardiomyopathy, unspecified.

There are a lot of factors that may contribute to having that condition. Possibly in the past it is due to viral infection. However, on that encounter, the physician did not give a confirmed reason.


Thanks,