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I31.3

Non-billable

Pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)

Pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)

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

Parent Code

I31

Child Codes

2

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

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

  • diseases of pericardium specified as rheumatic (I09.2)
  • postcardiotomy syndrome (I97.0)
  • traumatic injury to pericardium (S26.-)
  • acute pericardial effusion (I30.9)

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 (2)

I31.31

Malignant pericardial effusion in diseases classd elswhr

BillableI31.39

Other pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code I31.3?

ICD-10-CM code I31.3 represents "Pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is I31.3 a billable code?

No, I31.3 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 2 child codes under I31.3.

What chapter is I31.3 in?

I31.3 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

What codes cannot be used with I31.3?

I31.3 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: diseases of pericardium specified as rheumatic (I09.2); postcardiotomy syndrome (I97.0); traumatic injury to pericardium (S26.-); and 1 more.

What are the subcategories under I31.3?

I31.3 has 2 child codes, including: I31.31 (Malignant pericardial effusion in diseases classd elswhr), I31.39 (Other pericardial effusion (noninflammatory)).

What are the UMLS CUIs for I31.3?

I31.3 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0349077. 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.