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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 421.0

Acute and subacute bacterial endocarditis

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 421.0 can be accessed here.

  • Infection of the endocardium caused by species of STREPTOCOCCUS. This condition does not produce metastatic foci and if untreated may take up to a year to be fatal.
  • 421.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 421.0 contains 30 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 421.* hierarchy

421.0 also known as:

  • Endocarditis (acute) (chronic) (subacute):
    • bacterial
    • infective NOS
    • lenta
    • malignant
    • purulent
    • septic
    • ulcerative
    • vegetative
  • Infective aneurysm
  • Subacute bacterial endocarditis [SBE]

Use additional code, if desired, to identify infectious organism [e.g., Streptococcus 041.0, Staphylococcus 041.1]

Index entries containing 421.0:

Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (ruptured) (saccular) (varicose) 442.9
  • brain 437.3
    • mycotic 421.0
      • ruptured (see also Hemorrhage, subarachnoid) 430
  • endocardial, infective (any valve) 421.0
  • infective (any valve) 421.0
  • mycotic, any site 421.0
    • without endocarditis - see Aneurysm, by site
    • ruptured, brain (see also Hemorrhage, subarachnoid) 430
Endocarditis (chronic) (indeterminate) (interstitial) (marantis) (nonbacterial thrombotic) (residual) (sclerotic) (sclerous) (senile) (valvular) 424.90
  • aortic (heart) (nonrheumatic) (valve) 424.1
    • with
      • mitral (valve) disease 396.9
        • active or acute 391.1
          • bacterial 421.0
  • bacterial (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • constrictive 421.0
  • due to
    • serratia marcescens 421.0
  • infectious or infective (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • lenta (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • Loeffler's (parietal fibroplastic) 421.0
  • malignant (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • mitral (chronic) (double) (fibroid) (heart) (inactive) (valve) (with chorea) 394.9
    • active or acute 391.1
      • bacterial 421.0
  • mycotic (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • pneumococcic (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • purulent (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • septic (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • streptococcal (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • suppurative (any valve) (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • ulcerative (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • vegetative (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
  • endocardium (see also Endocarditis) 421.0
Löffler's
  • endocarditis 421.0
Node(s) - see also Nodules
  • Osler's 421.0
Osler's
  • nodes 421.0
SBE (subacute bacterial endocarditis) 421.0
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
  • endocarditis (any valve) (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • valve, heart 421.0
Vegetation, vegetative
  • endocarditis (acute) (any valve) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
  • heart (mycotic) (valve) 421.0