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421.1 - Acute And Subacute Infective Endocarditis In Diseases Classified Elsewhere


The ICD 9 Code for Acute and subacute infective endocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere is listed as 421.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 421.1
Long Description: Acute and subacute infective endocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
Short Description: Ac endocardit in oth dis
Chapter: Diseases Of The Circulatory System
Block: Other Forms Of Heart Disease (420-429)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: I39 - Endocarditis and heart valve disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 421.1:
421.0 - Acute and subacute bacterial endocarditis
421.9 - Acute endocarditis, unspecified