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I38

Endocarditis, valve unspecified

Billable

Chapter: 9. Diseases of the circulatory system

Section: I30-I5A - Other forms of heart disease

Coding Guidelines

Includes

  • endocarditis (chronic) NOS
  • valvular incompetence NOS
  • valvular insufficiency NOS
  • valvular regurgitation NOS
  • valvular stenosis NOS
  • valvulitis (chronic) NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with I38

  • Q24.8 - congenital insufficiency of cardiac valve NOS (Q24.8)
  • Q24.8 - congenital stenosis of cardiac valve NOS (Q24.8)
  • I42.4 - endocardial fibroelastosis (I42.4)
  • I09.1 - endocarditis specified as rheumatic (I09.1)

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