I27.81
BillableCor pulmonale (chronic)
Cor pulmonale (chronic)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Cor pulmonale NOS
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- acute cor pulmonale (I26.0-)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Code Also
A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances
- , if applicable, right heart failure (I50.81-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Chronic right-sided heart failure10335000
- COR - Chronic cor pulmonale79955004
- Chronic cardiopulmonary disease79955004
- Chronic cor pulmonale79955004
- Chronic pulmonary heart disease79955004
- Cor pulmonale83291003
- Pulmonary heart disease83291003
- Right heart failure due to pulmonary hypertension83291003
- Right ventricular failure due to disorder of pulmonary circulation1208848007
- Right ventricular failure due to pulmonary vascular disease1208848007
UMLS
- Cor PulmonaleC0034072
- Cor pulmonaleC0034072
- Cor pulmonale (disorder)C0034072
- Cor pulmonale NOSC0034072
- DIS PULM HEARTC0034072
- DISEASES PULM HEARTC0034072
- Disease heart pulmonaryC0034072
- Disease, Pulmonary HeartC0034072
- Diseases, Pulmonary HeartC0034072
- HEART DIS PULMC0034072
- HEART DISEASES PULMC0034072
- Heart Disease, PulmonaryC0034072
- Heart Diseases, PulmonaryC0034072
- Heart disease pulmonaryC0034072
- PULM HEART DISC0034072
- PULM HEART DISEASESC0034072
- Pulmonary Heart DiseaseC0034072
- Pulmonary Heart Disease, UnspecifiedC0034072
- Pulmonary Heart DiseasesC0034072
- Pulmonary heart diseaseC0034072
- Pulmonary heart disease, unspecifiedC0034072
- Right heart failure due to pulmonary hypertensionC0034072
- cardiopulmonary diseaseC0034072
- cardiopulmonary diseasesC0034072
- cor pulmonaleC0034072
- disease heart pulmonaryC0034072
- heart pulmonary diseaseC0034072
- pulmonary heart diseaseC0034072
- pulmonary heart diseasesC0034072
- Cor pulmonale (chronic)C1535090
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code I27.81?
ICD-10-CM code I27.81 represents "Cor pulmonale (chronic)". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is I27.81 a billable code?
Yes, I27.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I27.81 in?
I27.81 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What codes cannot be used with I27.81?
I27.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acute cor pulmonale (I26.0-).
What SNOMED CT codes does I27.81 map to?
I27.81 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 79955004, 10335000, 83291003, 1208848007. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I27.81?
I27.81 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0034072, C1535090. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.