I27.81
BillableCor pulmonale (chronic)
Cor pulmonale (chronic)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Cor pulmonale NOS
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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •systemic connective tissue disordersM30-M36
- •transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromesG45
Code Also
A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(69)
SNOMED CT
- Chronic right-sided heart failure10335000
- COR - Chronic cor pulmonale79955004
- Chronic cardiopulmonary disease79955004
- Chronic cor pulmonale79955004
- Chronic pulmonary heart disease79955004
- Cor pulmonale83291003
- Pulmonary heart disease83291003
- Right heart failure due to pulmonary hypertension83291003
- Right ventricular failure due to disorder of pulmonary circulation1208848007
- Right ventricular failure due to pulmonary vascular disease1208848007
UMLS
- Cor PulmonaleC0034072
- Cor pulmonaleC0034072
- Cor pulmonale (disorder)C0034072
- Cor pulmonale NOSC0034072
- DIS PULM HEARTC0034072
- DISEASES PULM HEARTC0034072
- Disease heart pulmonaryC0034072
- Disease, Pulmonary HeartC0034072
- Diseases, Pulmonary HeartC0034072
- HEART DIS PULMC0034072
- HEART DISEASES PULMC0034072
- Heart Disease, PulmonaryC0034072
- Heart Diseases, PulmonaryC0034072
- Heart disease pulmonaryC0034072
- PULM HEART DISC0034072
- PULM HEART DISEASESC0034072
- Pulmonary Heart DiseaseC0034072
- Pulmonary Heart Disease, UnspecifiedC0034072
- Pulmonary Heart DiseasesC0034072
- Pulmonary heart diseaseC0034072
- Pulmonary heart disease, unspecifiedC0034072
- Right heart failure due to pulmonary hypertensionC0034072
- cardiopulmonary diseaseC0034072
- cardiopulmonary diseasesC0034072
- cor pulmonaleC0034072
- disease heart pulmonaryC0034072
- heart pulmonary diseaseC0034072
- pulmonary heart diseaseC0034072
- pulmonary heart diseasesC0034072
- Cor pulmonale (chronic)C1535090
Clinical Terms
- Cor pulmonale (disorder)
- HEART DISEASES PULM
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Disease, Pulmonary Heart
- DIS PULM HEART
- Right ventricular failure due to disorder of pulmonary circulation
- Pulmonary heart disease, unspecified
- COR - Chronic cor pulmonale
- Disease heart pulmonary
- cardiopulmonary diseases
- Diseases, Pulmonary Heart
- Chronic right-sided heart failure
- PULM HEART DISEASES
- Chronic pulmonary heart disease
- cor pulmonale
- Heart Diseases, Pulmonary
- heart pulmonary disease
- Cor pulmonale NOS
- HEART DIS PULM
- cardiopulmonary disease
- Right ventricular failure due to pulmonary vascular disease
- Heart disease pulmonary
- Pulmonary Heart Diseases
- PULM HEART DIS
- DISEASES PULM HEART
- Chronic cor pulmonale
- Chronic cardiopulmonary disease
- Heart Disease, Pulmonary
- Right heart failure due to pulmonary hypertension
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cor pulmonale (chronic)?
The ICD-10-CM code for cor pulmonale (chronic) is I27.81. The full clinical description is "Cor pulmonale (chronic)". I27.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code I27.81 mean?
ICD-10-CM code I27.81 represents “Cor pulmonale (chronic)”. It is classified under Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is I27.81 a billable code?
Yes, I27.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I27.81 in?
I27.81 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What codes cannot be used with I27.81?
I27.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acute cor pulmonale (I26.0-).
What SNOMED CT codes does I27.81 map to?
I27.81 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 79955004, 10335000, 83291003, 1208848007. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I27.81?
I27.81 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0034072, C1535090. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does I27.81 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like cor pulmonale (chronic) affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of I27.81?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for I27.81 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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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.