Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 391.8
Other acute rheumatic heart disease
  • Short description: Ac rheumat hrt dis NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 391.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 391.8 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 I01.8 Other acute rheumatic heart disease
Applies To
  • Rheumatic:
    • fever (active) (acute) with other or multiple types of heart involvement
    • pancarditis, acute
  • Any condition classifiable to 390 with other or multiple types of heart involvement
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 391.8:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • heart (organic) 429.9
      • with
        • acute pulmonary edema (see also Failure, ventricular, left) 428.1
          • hypertensive 402.91
          • kidney disease - see Hypertension, cardiorenal
          • rheumatic fever (conditions classifiable to 390)
      • amyloid 277.39[425.7]
      • aortic (valve) (see also Endocarditis, aortic) 424.1
      • arteriosclerotic or sclerotic (minimal) (senile) - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
      • artery, arterial - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
      • atherosclerotic - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
      • beer drinkers' 425.5
      • beriberi 265.0 [425.7]
      • black 416.0
      • congenital NEC 746.9
        • cyanotic 746.9
        • maternal, affecting fetus or newborn 760.3
        • specified type NEC 746.89
      • congestive (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
      • coronary 414.9
      • cryptogenic 429.9
      • due to
      • fetal 746.9
      • fibroid (see also Myocarditis) 429.0
      • functional 427.9
      • glycogen storage 271.0 [425.7]
      • gonococcal NEC 098.85
      • gouty 274.82
      • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.90
      • hyperthyroid (see also Hyperthyroidism) 242.9 [425.7]
      • incompletely diagnosed - see Disease, heart
      • ischemic (chronic) (see also Ischemia, heart) 414.9
        • acute (see also Infarct, myocardium) 410.9
          • without myocardial infarction 411.89
            • with coronary (artery) occlusion 411.81
        • asymptomatic 412
        • diagnosed on ECG or other special investigation but currently presenting no symptoms 412
      • kyphoscoliotic 416.1
      • mitral (see also Endocarditis, mitral) 394.9
      • muscular (see also Degeneration, myocardial) 429.1
      • postpartum 674.8
      • psychogenic (functional) 306.2
      • pulmonary (chronic) 416.9
      • rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (old) (quiescent) (with chorea) 398.90
        • active or acute 391.9
          • with chorea (active) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's) 392.0
          • specified type NEC 391.8
        • maternal, affecting fetus or newborn 760.3
      • rheumatoid - see Arthritis, rheumatoid
      • sclerotic - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
      • senile (see also Myocarditis) 429.0
      • specified type NEC 429.89
      • syphilitic 093.89
      • thyroid (gland) (see also Hyperthyroidism) 242.9 [425.7]
      • thyrotoxic (see also Thyrotoxicosis) 242.9 [425.7]
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.9 [425.8]
      • valve, valvular (obstructive) (regurgitant) - see also Endocarditis
        • congenital NEC (see also Anomaly, heart, valve) 746.9
      • vascular - see Disease, cardiovascular
  • Failure, failed
    • heart (acute) (sudden) 428.9
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with specified complication NEC
        • acute pulmonary edema (see also Failure, ventricular, left) 428.1
          • with congestion (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
        • decompensation (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
        • dilation - see Disease, heart
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8
      • arteriosclerotic 440.9
      • combined left-right sided 428.0
      • combined systolic and diastolic 428.40
      • compensated (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
      • complicating
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with specified complication NEC
        • delivery (cesarean) (instrumental) 669.4
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8
        • obstetric anesthesia or sedation 668.1
        • surgery 997.1
      • congestive (compensated) (decompensated) (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
        • with rheumatic fever (conditions classifiable to 390)
          • active 391.8
          • inactive or quiescent (with chorea) 398.91
        • fetus or newborn 779.89
        • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.91
        • rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (with chorea) 398.91
          • active or acute 391.8
            • with chorea (Sydenham's) 392.0
      • decompensated (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
      • degenerative (see also Degeneration, myocardial) 429.1
      • diastolic 428.30
      • due to presence of (cardiac) prosthesis 429.4
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
      • following
      • high output NEC 428.9
      • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.91
      • left (ventricular) (see also Failure, ventricular, left) 428.1
        • with right-sided failure (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
      • low output (syndrome) NEC 428.9
      • organic - see Disease, heart
      • postoperative (immediate) 997.1
        • long term effect of cardiac surgery 429.4
      • rheumatic (chronic) (congestive) (inactive) 398.91
      • right (secondary to left heart failure, conditions classifiable to 428.1) (ventricular) (see also Failure, heart ) 428.0
      • senile 797
      • specified during or due to a procedure 997.1
        • long-term effect of cardiac surgery 429.4
      • systolic 428.20
      • thyrotoxic (see also Thyrotoxicosis) 242.9 [425.7]
      • valvular - see Endocarditis
    • ventricular (see also Failure, heart) 428.9
      • left 428.1
        • with rheumatic fever (conditions classifiable to 390)
          • active 391.8
          • inactive or quiescent (with chorea) 398.91
        • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.91
        • rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (with chorea) 398.91
          • active or acute 391.8
      • right (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
  • Fever 780.60
    • rheumatic (active) (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 390
      • with heart involvement 391.9
        • carditis 391.9
        • endocarditis (aortic) (mitral) (pulmonary) (tricuspid) 391.1
        • multiple sites 391.8
        • myocarditis 391.2
        • pancarditis, acute 391.8
        • pericarditis 391.0
        • specified type NEC 391.8
        • valvulitis 391.1
      • inactive or quiescent with
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • cardiac (chronic) (idiopathic) 429.3
      • with
        • rheumatic fever (conditions classifiable to 390)
          • active 391.8
          • inactive or quiescent (with chorea) 398.99
      • congenital NEC 746.89
      • fatty (see also Degeneration, myocardial) 429.1
      • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, heart) 402.90
      • rheumatic (with chorea) 398.99
        • active or acute 391.8
      • valve (see also Endocarditis) 424.90
  • Pancarditis (acute) (chronic) 429.89
    • with
      • rheumatic
        • fever (active) (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 391.8
    • rheumatic, acute 391.8
  • Rheumatism, rheumatic (acute NEC) 729.0
    • pancarditis, acute 391.8
      • with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's) 392.0
      • chronic or inactive 398.99
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