I38

Endocarditis, valve unspecified

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · I38

Includes

endocarditis (chronic) NOS valvular incompetence NOS valvular insufficiency NOS valvular regurgitation NOS valvular stenosis NOS valvulitis (chronic) NOS

Excludes 1

congenital insufficiency of cardiac valve NOS (Q24.8) congenital stenosis of cardiac valve NOS (Q24.8) endocardial fibroelastosis (I42.4) endocarditis specified as rheumatic (I09.1)

Inherited from chapter 9Diseases of the circulatory system

Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Official Guidelines for I38

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I.C.9Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)

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