2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Circulatory System 390-459 > Acute Rheumatic Fever 390-392 >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 390
Rheumatic fever without heart involvement 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 390 can be accessed here. - A febrile disease occurring as a delayed sequela of infections with group A hemolytic streptococci and characterized by multiple focal inflammatory lesions of the connective tissue structures, especially of the heart, blood vessels, and joints (polyarthritis), and by the presence of Aschoff bodies in the myocardium and skin. (Dorland, 27th ed)
- 390 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 390 contains 1 index entry
390 also known as:- Arthritis, rheumatic, acute or subacute
- Rheumatic fever (active) (acute)
- Rheumatism, articular, acute or subacute
390 excludes:
Index entries containing 390:- Fever 780.6
- rheumatic (active) (acute) (chronic) (subacute)
 390- with heart involvement 391.9
- inactive or quiescent with
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