I42
Non-billableCardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- myocardiopathy
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.-)
- ischemic cardiomyopathy (I25.5)
- peripartum cardiomyopathy (O90.3)
- ventricular hypertrophy (I51.7)
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- pre-existing cardiomyopathy complicating pregnancy and puerperium (O99.4)
Child Codes (10)
I42.0Dilated cardiomyopathy
I42.1Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
I42.2Other hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
I42.3Endomyocardial (eosinophilic) disease
I42.4Endocardial fibroelastosis
I42.5Other restrictive cardiomyopathy
I42.6Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
I42.7Cardiomyopathy due to drug and external agent
I42.8Other cardiomyopathies
I42.9Cardiomyopathy, unspecified
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- myocardiopathyC0878544
- CardiomyopathiesC0878544
- CardiomyopathyC0878544
- Cardiomyopathy (disorder)C0878544
- Cardiomyopathy NOSC0878544
- Cardiomyopathy,C0878544
- Cardiomyopathy, unspecifiedC0878544
- Disease of the heart muscleC0878544
- Disease, MyocardialC0878544
- Diseases, MyocardialC0878544
- Disorder of heart muscleC0878544
- Disorder of myocardiumC0878544
- MYOCARDIAL DISC0878544
- Myocardial DiseaseC0878544
- Myocardial DiseasesC0878544
- Myocardial diseaseC0878544
- Myocardial disease (disorder)C0878544
- MyocardiodystrophyC0878544
- MyocardiopathiesC0878544
- MyocardiopathyC0878544
- cardiomyopathiesC0878544
- cardiomyopathyC0878544
- heart muscle diseaseC0878544
- myocardial diseaseC0878544
- myocardial diseasesC0878544
- myocardium disorderC0878544
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code I42?
ICD-10-CM code I42 represents "Cardiomyopathy". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is I42 a billable code?
No, I42 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under I42.
What chapter is I42 in?
I42 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What are the subcategories under I42?
I42 has 10 child codes, including: I42.0 (Dilated cardiomyopathy), I42.1 (Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), I42.2 (Other hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), I42.3 (Endomyocardial (eosinophilic) disease), and 6 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I42?
I42 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0878544. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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