icd 9 code for 402.91

ICD-9 code 402.91 for Unspecified hypertensive heart disease with heart failure is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -HYPERTENSIVE DISEASE (401-405). Subscribe to Codify and get the code details in a flash.

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ICD-10 Equivalent of 402.91

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an approximate match to ICD-9 code 402.91:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 402.91

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

ICD-10 Equivalent of 402.9

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 402.9:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 402.9

Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.

Not Valid for Submission

402.01 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of malignant hypertensive heart disease with heart failure. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 402.01 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Also called: CHF, Cardiac failure, Congestive heart failure, Left-sided heart failure, Right-sided heart failure

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.