Short description: Prim pulm hypertension. ICD-9-CM 416.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 416.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Pulmonary artery coarctation and atresia Short description: Pulmon art coarct/atres. ICD-9-CM 747.31 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 747.31 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Other congenital malformations of pulmonary artery. Q25.79 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Q25.79 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Short description: Pulmon art coarct/atres. ICD-9-CM 747.31 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 747.31 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
416.0 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
References found for the code 416.0 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is high blood pressure in the arteries to your lungs. It is a serious condition. If you have it, the blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to your lungs become hard and narrow. Your heart has to work harder to pump the blood through.
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.