Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 420.99
Other acute pericarditis
  • Short description: ACUTE PERICARDITIS NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 420.99 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 420.99 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 420.99.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 420.99: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 420.99 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I30.8 Other forms of acute pericarditis
420.99 Excludes
  • pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhere (420.0)
Applies To
  • Pericarditis (acute):
    • pneumococcal
    • purulent
    • staphylococcal
    • streptococcal
    • suppurative
  • Pneumopyopericardium
  • Pyopericardium
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 420.99:
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • pericardial 420.99
  • Pericarditis (granular) (with decompensation) (with effusion) 423.9
    • bacterial (acute) (subacute) (with serous or seropurulent effusion) 420.99
    • fibrinopurulent 420.99
    • fibropurulent 420.99
    • pneumococcal (acute) 420.99
    • purulent (acute) 420.99
    • septic (acute) 420.99
    • staphylococcal (acute) 420.99
    • streptococcal (acute) 420.99
    • suppurative (acute) 420.99
  • Pneumopyopericardium 420.99
  • Pyopericarditis 420.99
  • Pyopericardium 420.99
  • Pyopneumopericardium 420.99
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