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Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 422.92
Septic myocarditis
  • ICD-9-CM 422.92 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 422.92 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 422.92.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 422.92: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 422.92 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I40.0 Infective myocarditis
422.92 Excludes
  • myocarditis, acute or subacute:
    • in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere (422.0)
    • streptococcal (391.2)
Applies To
  • Myocarditis, acute or subacute:
    • pneumococcal
    • staphylococcal
Use Additional
  • Use additional code to identify infectious organism [e.g., Staphylococcus 041.1]
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 422.92:
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • myocardium 422.92
  • Myocarditis (fibroid) (interstitial) (old) (progressive) (senile) (with arteriosclerosis) 429.0
    • bacterial (acute) 422.92
    • infective 422.92
    • pneumococcal (acute) (subacute) 422.92
    • septic 422.92
    • staphylococcal (acute) (subacute) 422.92
    • suppurative 422.92
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