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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V12.53
Personal history of sudden cardiac arrest
  • Short description: Hx sudden cardiac arrest.
  • ICD-9-CM V12.53 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V12.53 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM V12.53.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V12.53: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V12.53 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z86.74 Personal history of sudden cardiac arrest
Approximate Synonyms
  • History of cardiac arrest
  • History of cardiac arrest (heart stoppage)
  • Hx of cardiac arrest
Applies To
  • Sudden cardiac death successfully resuscitated
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V12.53:
  • Arrest, arrested
    • cardiac 427.5
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with specified complication NEC
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8
      • complicating
        • anesthesia
          • correct substance properly administered 427.5
          • obstetric 668.1
          • overdose or wrong substance given 968.4
            • specified anesthetic - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
        • delivery (cesarean) (instrumental) 669.4
        • ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.8
        • surgery (nontherapeutic) (therapeutic) 997.1
      • fetus or newborn 779.85
      • following
      • personal history, successfully rescucitated V12.53
      • postoperative (immediate) 997.1
        • long-term effect of cardiac surgery 429.4
  • Death
    • cardiac (sudden) (SCD) - code to underlying condition
      • family history of V17.41
      • personal history of, successfully resuscitated V12.53
    • sudden (cause unknown) 798.1
      • cardiac (SCD)
        • family history of V17.41
        • personal history of, successfully resuscitated V12.53
      • during delivery 669.9
        • under anesthesia NEC 668.9
      • infant, syndrome (SIDS) 798.0
      • puerperal, during puerperium 674.9
  • History (personal) of
    • arrest, sudden cardiac V12.53
    • death, sudden, successfully resuscitated V12.53
    • sudden
      • cardiac
        • arrest V12.53
        • death (successfully resuscitated) V12.53
  • Sudden
    • death, cause unknown (less than 24 hours) 798.1
      • cardiac (SCD)
        • family history of V17.41
        • personal history of, successfully resuscitated V12.53
      • during childbirth 669.9
      • infant 798.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 674.9
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