I31.4
BillableCardiac tamponade
Cardiac tamponade
Coding Notes
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 First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- underlying cause
Related Codes(6)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(34)
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Cardiac TamponadeC0007177
- Cardiac TamponadesC0007177
- Cardiac tamponadeC0007177
- Cardiac tamponade (disorder)C0007177
- Pericardial TamponadeC0007177
- Pericardial TamponadesC0007177
- Pericardial tamponadeC0007177
- Rose's tamponadeC0007177
- Tamponade cardiacC0007177
- Tamponade, CardiacC0007177
- Tamponade, PericardialC0007177
- Tamponades, CardiacC0007177
- Tamponades, PericardialC0007177
- cardiac tamponadeC0007177
- heart tamponadeC0007177
- pericardial tamponadeC0007177
- tamponade cardiacC0007177
Clinical Terms
- Tamponade cardiac
- Rose's tamponade
- Cardiac Tamponades
- Cardiac tamponade following operative procedure
- Tamponade, Pericardial
- Postoperative cardiac tamponade
- Tamponades, Pericardial
- Tamponade, Cardiac
- pericardial tamponade
- Tamponades, Cardiac
- Pericardial Tamponades
- heart tamponade
- Cardiac tamponade (disorder)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cardiac tamponade?
The ICD-10-CM code for cardiac tamponade is I31.4. The full clinical description is "Cardiac tamponade". I31.4 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code I31.4 mean?
ICD-10-CM code I31.4 represents “Cardiac tamponade”. 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 I31.4 a billable code?
Yes, I31.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I31.4 in?
I31.4 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What codes cannot be used with I31.4?
I31.4 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: diseases of pericardium specified as rheumatic (I09.2); postcardiotomy syndrome (I97.0); traumatic injury to pericardium (S26.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does I31.4 map to?
I31.4 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 35304003, 1230407004. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I31.4?
I31.4 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0007177. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does I31.4 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like cardiac tamponade 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 I31.4?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for I31.4 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.