Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 422.91
Idiopathic myocarditis
  • ICD-9-CM 422.91 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 422.91 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 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 422.91.
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 422.91 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I40.0 Infective myocarditis
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I40.1 Isolated myocarditis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Viral myocarditis
Applies To
  • Myocarditis (acute or subacute):
    • Fiedler's
    • giant cell
    • isolated (diffuse) (granulomatous)
    • nonspecific granulomatous
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 422.91:
  • Abramov-Fiedler myocarditis (acute isolated myocarditis) 422.91
  • Fiedler's
    • myocarditis or syndrome (acute isolated myocarditis) 422.91
  • Myocarditis (fibroid) (interstitial) (old) (progressive) (senile) (with arteriosclerosis) 429.0
    • acute or subacute (interstitial) 422.90
      • due to Streptococcus (beta-hemolytic) 391.2
      • idiopathic 422.91
      • rheumatic 391.2
        • with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's) 392.0
      • specified type NEC 422.99
    • eosinophilic 422.91
    • Fiedler's (acute) (isolated) (subacute) 422.91
    • giant cell (acute) (subacute) 422.91
    • granulomatous (idiopathic) (isolated) (nonspecific) 422.91
    • idiopathic 422.91
      • granulomatous 422.91
    • isolated (diffuse) (granulomatous) 422.91
    • specific (giant cell) (productive) 422.91
    • viral, except Coxsackie 422.91
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Fiedler's (acute isolated myocarditis) 422.91
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