2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Circulatory System 390-459 > Other Forms Of Heart Disease 420-429 > Cardiomyopathy 425.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 425.5 Alcoholic cardiomyopathy  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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 425.5 can be accessed here. Disease of CARDIAC MUSCLE resulted from chronic excessive alcohol consumption. Myocardial damage can be caused by: (1) a toxic effect of alcohol; (2) malnutrition in alcoholics such as THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; or (3) toxic effect of additives in alcoholic beverages such as COBALT. This disease is usually manifested by DYSPNEA and palpitations with CARDIOMEGALY and congestive heart failure (HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE). 425.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 425.5 contains 7 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 425.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. Index entries containing 425.5: Alcohol, alcoholic cardiopathy 425.5 Beer-drinkers' heart (disease) 425.5 Cardiomyopathy (congestive) (constrictive) (familial) (infiltrative) (obstructive) (restrictive) (sporadic) 425.4 alcoholic 425.5 cobalt-beer 425.5 Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome heart (organic) 429.9 beer drinkers' 425.5 Myocardiopathy (congestive) (constrictive) (familial) (hypertrophic nonobstructive) (idiopathic) (infiltrative) (obstructive) (primary) (restrictive) (sporadic) 425.4 alcoholic 425.5 cobalt-beer 425.5