420.91 AC IDIOPATH PERICARDITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 420.91

Short Description: Ac idiopath pericarditis

Long Description: Acute idiopathic pericarditis

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Other forms of heart disease (420-429)
      • 420 Acute pericarditis
        • 420.91 Ac idiopath pericarditis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 420.91 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Pericarditis (granular) (with decompensation) (with effusion) 423.9
    • acute (nonrheumatic) 420.90
      • benign 420.91
      • idiopathic 420.91
      • nonspecific 420.91
      • viral 420.91
    • idiopathic (acute) 420.91
    • nonspecific 420.91
    • viral (acute) 420.91

Crosswalk Information

The code 420.91 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
420.91 Right Arrow I30.0 Acute nonspecific idiopathic pericarditis
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
420.0 Acute pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhere
420.90 Acute pericarditis, unspecified
420.99 Other acute pericarditis


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014