Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 397.1
Rheumatic diseases of pulmonary valve
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 397.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 397.1 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 397.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I09.89 Other specified rheumatic heart diseases
Approximate Synonyms
  • Pulmonary valve disease, rheumatic
  • Pulmonary valve regurgitation
  • Pulmonary valve regurgitation, rheumatic
  • Pulmonary valve stenosis
  • Pulmonary valve stenosis, rheumatic
  • Rheumatic disease of pulmonary valve
  • Rheumatic pulmonary valve disease
  • Rheumatic pulmonary valve insufficiency
  • Rheumatic pulmonary valve regurgitation
  • Rheumatic pulmonary valve stenosis
397.1 Excludes
  • that not specified as rheumatic (424.3)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 397.1:
  • Endocarditis (chronic) (indeterminate) (interstitial) (marantic) (nonbacterial thrombotic) (residual) (sclerotic) (sclerous) (senile) (valvular) 424.90
    • pulmonary (chronic) (heart) (valve) 424.3
      • with
        • rheumatic fever (conditions classifiable to 390)
          • active - see Endocarditis, acute, rheumatic
          • inactive or quiescent (with chorea) 397.1
      • acute or subacute 421.9
        • rheumatic 391.1
          • with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's) 392.0
      • arteriosclerotic or due to arteriosclerosis 424.3
      • congenital 746.09
      • hypertensive or due to hypertension (benign) 424.3
      • rheumatic (chronic) (inactive) (with chorea) 397.1
        • active or acute 391.1
          • with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's) 392.0
      • syphilitic 093.24
  • Fever 780.60
    • rheumatic (active) (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 390
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