I46
Non-billableCardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
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.-)
- cardiogenic shock (R57.0)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Arrest cardiacC0018790
- Arrest, CardiacC0018790
- Arrest, HeartC0018790
- AsystoleC0018790
- Asystole (disorder)C0018790
- AsystolesC0018790
- AsystoliaC0018790
- AsystolicC0018790
- Cardiac ArrestC0018790
- Cardiac arrestC0018790
- Cardiac arrest (disorder)C0018790
- Cardiac standstillC0018790
- Heart ArrestC0018790
- Heart arrestC0018790
- Heart stops beatingC0018790
- SCAC0018790
- Standstill cardiacC0018790
- Ventricular arrestC0018790
- Ventricular asystoleC0018790
- Ventricular asystoliaC0018790
- arrestC0018790
- arrest [as an cardiac arrest]C0018790
- arrestedC0018790
- asystoleC0018790
- asystoliaC0018790
- cardiac arrestC0018790
- cardiac asystoleC0018790
- heart arrestC0018790
- ventricular asystoleC0018790
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code I46?
ICD-10-CM code I46 represents "Cardiac arrest". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is I46 a billable code?
No, I46 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under I46.
What chapter is I46 in?
I46 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What are the subcategories under I46?
I46 has 3 child codes, including: I46.2 (Cardiac arrest due to underlying cardiac condition), I46.8 (Cardiac arrest due to other underlying condition), I46.9 (Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified).
What are the UMLS CUIs for I46?
I46 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0018790. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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