I51.5
BillableMyocardial degeneration
Myocardial degeneration
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Fatty degeneration of heart or myocardium
- Myocardial disease
- Senile degeneration of heart or myocardium
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
Related Codes(8)
I51.0Cardiac septal defect, acquired
I51.1Rupture of chordae tendineae, not elsewhere classified
I51.2Rupture of papillary muscle, not elsewhere classified
I51.3Intracardiac thrombosis, not elsewhere classified
I51.4Myocarditis, unspecified
I51.7Cardiomegaly
I51.8Other ill-defined heart diseases
I51.9Heart disease, unspecified
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(76)
SNOMED CT
- Fatty degeneration of heart9909003
- Disorder of heart muscle57809008
- Disorder of myocardium57809008
- Myocardial disease57809008
- Degeneration of heart64077000
- Mural degeneration of heart64077000
- Muscular degeneration of heart64077000
- Myocardial degeneration64077000
- Myocardial depression233928007
- Myocardial dysfunction233928007
UMLS
- CardiomyopathiesC0878544
- CardiomyopathyC0878544
- Cardiomyopathy (disorder)C0878544
- Cardiomyopathy NOSC0878544
- Cardiomyopathy,C0878544
- Cardiomyopathy, unspecifiedC0878544
- Disease of the heart muscleC0878544
- Disease, MyocardialC0878544
- Diseases, MyocardialC0878544
- Disorder of heart muscleC0878544
- Disorder of myocardiumC0878544
- MYOCARDIAL DISC0878544
- Myocardial DiseaseC0878544
- Myocardial DiseasesC0878544
- Myocardial diseaseC0878544
- Myocardial disease (disorder)C0878544
- MyocardiodystrophyC0878544
- MyocardiopathiesC0878544
- MyocardiopathyC0878544
- cardiomyopathiesC0878544
- cardiomyopathyC0878544
- heart muscle diseaseC0878544
- myocardial diseaseC0878544
- myocardial diseasesC0878544
- myocardiopathyC0878544
- myocardium disorderC0878544
- Degeneration myocardialC0027046
- Degeneration of heartC0027046
- Mural degeneration of heartC0027046
- Muscular degeneration of heartC0027046
- Myocardial DegenerationC0027046
- Myocardial degenerationC0027046
- Myocardial degeneration (disorder)C0027046
- myocardial degenerationC0027046
- Fatty degeneration of heart or myocardiumC0865687
- Senile degeneration of heart or myocardiumC1395047
Clinical Terms
- myocardium disorder
- heart muscle disease
- Fatty degeneration of heart
- Myocardiopathy
- Myocardiopathies
- Muscular degeneration of heart
- Cardiomyopathy,
- Disease, Myocardial
- Senile degeneration of heart or myocardium
- cardiomyopathy
- myocardial disease
- Myocardial dysfunction
- Disease of the heart muscle
- Disorder of myocardium
- Cardiomyopathy NOS
- Myocardial disease (disorder)
- Myocardiodystrophy
- Mural degeneration of heart
- Degeneration myocardial
- Myocardial depression
- Degeneration of heart
- MYOCARDIAL DIS
- Myocardial Diseases
- Cardiomyopathy, unspecified
- Diseases, Myocardial
- Myocardial degeneration (disorder)
- Disorder of heart muscle
- cardiomyopathies
- Fatty degeneration of heart or myocardium
- Cardiomyopathy (disorder)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for myocardial degeneration?
The ICD-10-CM code for myocardial degeneration is I51.5. The full clinical description is "Myocardial degeneration". I51.5 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code I51.5 mean?
ICD-10-CM code I51.5 represents “Myocardial degeneration”. 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 I51.5 a billable code?
Yes, I51.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I51.5 in?
I51.5 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What codes cannot be used with I51.5?
I51.5 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 I51.5 map to?
I51.5 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 64077000, 57809008, 9909003, 233928007. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I51.5?
I51.5 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0878544, C0027046, C0865687, C1395047. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does I51.5 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like myocardial degeneration 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 I51.5?
I51.5 maps to the ICD-11 code: BC4Z (Diseases of the myocardium or cardiac chambers, 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.