I50.1

Billable

Left ventricular failure, unspecified

Status

Billable / Specific

Chapter

9: Diseases of the Circulatory System

Block

I30-I5A

Parent Code

I50

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

Cardiac asthma
Edema of lung with heart disease NOS
Edema of lung with heart failure
Left heart failure
Pulmonary edema with heart disease NOS
Pulmonary edema with heart failure

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

Code First

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code

Related Codes(5)

I50.2

Systolic (congestive) heart failure

I50.3

Diastolic (congestive) heart failure

I50.4

Combined systolic and diastolic (congestive) hrt fail

I50.8

Other heart failure

I50.9

Heart failure, unspecified

Billable

Related Conditions

Heart Failure

ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

BD11.ZLeft ventricular failure, unspecifiedequivalentPrimary

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(135)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

Acute left-sided heart failure
lvf
left-sided heart failure
Left ventricular failure with normal ejection fraction due to cardiomyopathy
Left ventricular failure with normal ejection fraction due to coronary artery disease
Left Sided Heart Failure
Chronic congestive heart failure
Ischemic contracture of left ventricle syndrome
Chronic left-sided congestive heart failure
Cardiac failure left
Pulmonary hypertension due to systolic left ventricular dysfunction
Pulmonary edema with heart disease NOS
Chronic left-sided heart failure
Congestive heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction
left heart failure
Asthma cardiac
Post-capillary pulmonary hypertension
Postcapillary pulmonary hypertension
Rheumatic left ventricular failure
Heart Failure, Left-Sided
Cardiac Asthma
Cardiac Asthmas
Left ventricular failure with normal ejection fraction due to valvular heart disease
Heart Failure, Left Sided
Left cardiac failure
Sepsis-associated left ventricular failure
failure heart left side
LVF - Left ventricular failure
Ischaemic contracture of left ventricle syndrome
Failure heart left
Left ventricular failure with normal ejection fraction due to coronary arteriosclerosis
Left ventricular cardiac dysfunction
Failure left heart
Asthma - cardiac
Congestive rheumatic heart failure
Edema of lung with heart failure
Left ventricular insufficiency
failure left ventricular
Left ventricular failures
Asthma, Cardiac
left side heart failure
Pulmonary hypertension due to systolic systemic ventricular dysfunction
Acute left ventricular failure
Left heart failure (disorder)
heart failure left
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Left ventricular failure with normal ejection fraction due to myocarditis
Pulmonary venous hypertension due to disorder of left heart
Left ventricular failure with sepsis
Cardiac asthma (disorder)
Pulmonary edema with heart failure
failure heart left sided
HFpEF - heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Acute left-sided congestive heart failure
Stone heart syndrome
Acute congestive heart failure
Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease
Edema of lung with heart disease NOS
Acute left heart failure
Heart failure with normal ejection fraction

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for left ventricular failure, unspecified?

The ICD-10-CM code for left ventricular failure, unspecified is I50.1. The full clinical description is "Left ventricular failure, unspecified". I50.1 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code I50.1 mean?

ICD-10-CM code I50.1 represents “Left ventricular failure, unspecified”. 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 I50.1 a billable code?

Yes, I50.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is I50.1 in?

I50.1 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

What codes cannot be used with I50.1?

I50.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: edema of lung without heart disease or heart failure (J81.-); pulmonary edema without heart disease or failure (J81.-).

What SNOMED CT codes does I50.1 map to?

I50.1 maps to 23 SNOMED CT concepts: 10633002, 364006, 195114002, 74960003, 71892000, and 18 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for I50.1?

I50.1 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1956414, C0023212, C2882268, C2882269, C4509222. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does I50.1 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like left ventricular failure, unspecified 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 I50.1?

I50.1 maps to the ICD-11 code: BD11.Z (Left ventricular failure, unspecified).

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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.