I51.81

Billable

Takotsubo syndrome

Takotsubo syndrome

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

I30-I5A

Parent Code

I51.8

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Reversible left ventricular dysfunction following sudden emotional stress
  • Stress induced cardiomyopathy
  • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
  • Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome

Excludes 1

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

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.-)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code I51.81?

ICD-10-CM code I51.81 represents "Takotsubo syndrome". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is I51.81 a billable code?

Yes, I51.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is I51.81 in?

I51.81 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

What codes cannot be used with I51.81?

I51.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: any condition in I51.4-I51.9 due to hypertension (I11.-); any condition in I51.4-I51.9 due to hypertension and chronic kidney disease (I13.-); heart disease specified as rheumatic (I00-I09).

What SNOMED CT codes does I51.81 map to?

I51.81 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 441541008. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for I51.81?

I51.81 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1739395, C1719471, C1719472. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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