Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 423.2
Constrictive pericarditis
  • Short description: Constrictiv pericarditis.
  • ICD-9-CM 423.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 423.2 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 423.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 423.2: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 423.2 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I31.1 Chronic constrictive pericarditis
Approximate Synonyms
  • CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS
Applies To
  • Concato's disease
  • Pick's disease of heart (and liver)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 423.2:
  • Concato's disease (pericardial polyserositis) 423.2
    • pleural - see Pleurisy
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Concato's (pericardial polyserositis) 423.2
      • peritoneal 568.82
      • pleural - see Pleurisy
    • Pick's
      • brain 331.11
      • cerebral atrophy 331.11
      • lipid histiocytosis 272.7
      • liver (pericardial pseudocirrhosis of liver) 423.2
      • pericardium (pericardial pseudocirrhosis of liver) 423.2
      • polyserositis (pericardial pseudocirrhosis of liver) 423.2
  • Gouley's syndrome (constrictive pericarditis) 423.2
  • Pericarditis (granular) (with decompensation) (with effusion) 423.9
    • calcareous 423.2
    • constrictive 423.2
  • Pick's
    • disease
      • brain 331.11
      • lipid histiocytosis 272.7
      • liver (pericardial pseudocirrhosis of liver) 423.2
      • pericardium (pericardial pseudocirrhosis of liver) 423.2
    • polyserositis (pericardial pseudocirrhosis of liver) 423.2
    • syndrome
      • heart (pericardial pseudocirrhosis of liver) 423.2
      • liver (pericardial pseudocirrhosis of liver) 423.2
  • Polyorrhymenitis (peritoneal) (see also Polyserositis) 568.82
    • pericardial 423.2
  • Polyserositis (peritoneal) 568.82
    • due to pericarditis 423.2
    • pericardial 423.2
  • Pseudocirrhosis, liver, pericardial 423.2
  • Serositis, multiple 569.89
    • pericardial 423.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Gouley's (constrictive pericarditis) 423.2
    • Pick's (pericardial pseudocirrhosis of liver) 423.2
      • heart 423.2
      • liver 423.2
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