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I50.81

Non-billable

Right heart failure

Right heart failure

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

I50.8

Child Codes

5

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Right ventricular failure

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.-)
  • cardiac arrest (I46.-)
  • neonatal cardiac failure (P29.0)

Code First

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code

  • heart failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
  • heart failure due to hypertension (I11.0)
  • heart failure due to hypertension with chronic kidney disease (I13.-)
  • heart failure following surgery (I97.13-)
  • obstetric surgery and procedures (O75.4)
  • rheumatic heart failure (I09.81)

Child Codes (5)

I50.810

Right heart failure, unspecified

BillableI50.811

Acute right heart failure

BillableI50.812

Chronic right heart failure

BillableI50.813

Acute on chronic right heart failure

BillableI50.814

Right heart failure due to left heart failure

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for right heart failure?

The ICD-10-CM code for right heart failure is I50.81. The full clinical description is "Right heart failure". I50.81 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

What does ICD-10 code I50.81 mean?

ICD-10-CM code I50.81 represents "Right heart failure". It is classified under Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is I50.81 a billable code?

No, I50.81 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under I50.81.

What chapter is I50.81 in?

I50.81 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

What are the subcategories under I50.81?

I50.81 has 5 child codes, including: I50.810 (Right heart failure, unspecified), I50.811 (Acute right heart failure), I50.812 (Chronic right heart failure), I50.813 (Acute on chronic right heart failure), and 1 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for I50.81?

I50.81 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0235527. 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.