I46.9
BillableCardiac arrest, cause unspecified
Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Sinus arrest5609005
- Cardiac arrest following obstetric procedure16574001
- Obstetrical complication of anaesthesia AND/OR sedation29847008
- Obstetrical complication of anesthesia AND/OR sedation29847008
- Cardiac arrest AND/OR failure following anaesthesia AND/OR sedation in labour AND/OR delivery62657007
- Cardiac arrest AND/OR failure following anesthesia AND/OR sedation in labor AND/OR delivery62657007
- Cardiac disorder following anaesthesia AND/OR sedation in labour AND/OR delivery64171002
- Cardiac disorder following anesthesia AND/OR sedation in labor AND/OR delivery64171002
- Obstetrical cardiac complication of anaesthesia AND/OR sedation64171002
- Obstetrical cardiac complication of anesthesia AND/OR sedation64171002
- Cardiac arrest with successful resuscitation233927002
- Cardiac arrest with electromechanical dissociation234172002
- EMD - electromechanical dissociation234172002
- Electromechanical dissociation234172002
- PEA - pulseless electrical activity234172002
- Pulseless electrical activity234172002
- Circulatory arrest261195002
- Collapse271787007
- Post-cardiorespiratory arrest coma275470000
- Hypoxic-ischaemic coma281509000
- Hypoxic-ischemic coma281509000
- Anoxic brain damage389098007
- Anoxic brain injury389098007
- Anoxic encephalopathy389098007
- Asystole397829000
- Cardiac standstill397829000
- Cardiac arrest410429000
- ECG: asystole427485008
- EKG: asystole427485008
- Electrocardiographic asystole427485008
- Atrial arrest450919004
- Atrial standstill450919004
- Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury703300001
- Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy703300001
- Hypoxic ischemic brain injury703300001
- Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy703300001
- Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest703305006
- Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest703305006
- Collapse due to cardiac arrest840333006
- Cardiac arrest due to procedure1149361009
- Cardiac arrest during procedure1149362002
- Anoxic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest1259556004
- Cardiac arrhythmia during pregnancy72291000119104
- Cardiac arrhythmia in pregnancy72291000119104
- Idiopathic cardiac arrest5561000124105
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code I46.9?
ICD-10-CM code I46.9 represents "Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is I46.9 a billable code?
Yes, I46.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I46.9 in?
I46.9 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What SNOMED CT codes does I46.9 map to?
I46.9 maps to 24 SNOMED CT concepts: 389098007, 1259556004, 397829000, 450919004, 410429000, and 19 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I46.9?
I46.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2882265. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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