I5A

Non-ischemic myocardial injury (non-traumatic)

Billable

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Acute (non-ischemic) myocardial injury
  • Chronic (non-ischemic) myocardial injury
  • Unspecified (non-ischemic) myocardial injury

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with I5A

  • acute myocardial infarction (I21.-)
  • injury of heart (S26.-)

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

  • other acute ischemic heart diseases (I24.-)

Code First

  • the underlying cause, if known and applicable, such as:
  • acute kidney failure (N17.-)
  • acute myocarditis (I40.-)
  • cardiomyopathy (I42.-)
  • chronic kidney disease (CKD) (N18.-)
  • heart failure (I50.-)
  • hypertensive urgency (I16.0)
  • nonrheumatic aortic valve disorders (I35.-)
  • paroxysmal tachycardia (I47.-)
  • pulmonary embolism (I26.-)
  • pulmonary hypertension (I27.0, I27.2-)
  • sepsis (A41.-)
  • takotsubo syndrome (I51.81)

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