I27.81

Billable

Cor pulmonale (chronic)

Cor pulmonale (chronic)

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

I26-I28

Parent Code

I27.8

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)

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

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.