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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 429.3
Cardiomegaly
  • ICD-9-CM 429.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 429.3 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).
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I51.7 Cardiomegaly
Approximate Synonyms
  • Atrial enlargement
  • Atrial enlargement, bilateral
  • Atrial enlargement, left
  • Atrial enlargement, right
  • Bilat atrial enlargement
  • Bilateral enlargement of atria
  • Cardiomegaly (enlarged heart)
  • Hypertrophy or dilatation of right ventricle
  • Left atrial enlargement
  • Left ventricular dilatation
  • Left ventricular hypertrophy
  • Right atrial enlargement
  • Right ventricular enlargement
  • Right ventricular hypertrophy
  • Ventricular enlargement, right
429.3 Excludes
Applies To
  • Cardiac:
    • dilatation
    • hypertrophy
  • Ventricular dilatation
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 429.3:
  • Athlete's
    • heart 429.3
  • Cardiomegaly (see also Hypertrophy, cardiac) 429.3
    • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.90
  • Dilatation
    • cardiac (acute) (chronic) (see also Hypertrophy, cardiac) 429.3
    • heart (acute) (chronic) (see also Hypertrophy, cardiac) 429.3
      • congenital 746.89
      • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.90
      • valve - see also Endocarditis
    • myocardium (acute) (chronic) (see also Hypertrophy, cardiac) 429.3
    • ventricular, ventricle (acute) (chronic) (see also Hypertrophy, cardiac) 429.3
      • cerebral, congenital 742.4
      • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.90
  • Enlargement, enlarged - see also Hypertrophy
    • heart, cardiac (see also Hypertrophy, cardiac) 429.3
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • cardiac (chronic) (idiopathic) 429.3
      • with
        • rheumatic fever (conditions classifiable to 390)
      • congenital NEC 746.89
      • fatty (see also Degeneration, myocardial) 429.1
      • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.90
      • rheumatic (with chorea) 398.99
      • valve (see also Endocarditis) 424.90
    • myocardium (see also Hypertrophy, cardiac) 429.3
  • Preponderance, left or right ventricular 429.3
 429.2 ICD9Data.com 429.4 
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