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428.1 - Left Heart Failure


The ICD 9 Code for Left heart failure is listed as 428.1.
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: 428.1
Long Description: Left heart failure
Short Description: Left heart failure
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: I50.1 - Left ventricular failure
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 428.1:
428.0 - Congestive heart failure, unspecified
428.9 - Heart failure, unspecified