I30

Non-billable

Acute pericarditis

Acute pericarditis

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

I30-I5A

Child Codes

4

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • acute mediastinopericarditis
  • acute myopericarditis
  • acute pericardial effusion
  • acute pleuropericarditis
  • acute pneumopericarditis

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • Dressler's syndrome (I24.1)
  • rheumatic pericarditis (acute) (I01.0)
  • viral pericarditis due to Coxsackie virus (B33.23)

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.-)

Child Codes (4)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code I30?

ICD-10-CM code I30 represents "Acute pericarditis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is I30 a billable code?

No, I30 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under I30.

What chapter is I30 in?

I30 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

What codes cannot be used with I30?

I30 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Dressler's syndrome (I24.1); rheumatic pericarditis (acute) (I01.0); viral pericarditis due to Coxsackie virus (B33.23).

What are the subcategories under I30?

I30 has 4 child codes, including: I30.0 (Acute nonspecific idiopathic pericarditis), I30.1 (Infective pericarditis), I30.8 (Other forms of acute pericarditis), I30.9 (Acute pericarditis, unspecified).

What are the UMLS CUIs for I30?

I30 is linked to 6 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0155679, C0265131, C0265132, C0265135, C0265133, and 1 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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