Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 420.91
Acute idiopathic pericarditis
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 420.91 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 420.91 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: 420.91 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I30.0 Acute nonspecific idiopathic pericarditis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute idiopathic pericarditis (inflamed heart sac)
  • Idiopathic acute pericarditis
  • Pericarditis, acute, idiopathic
  • Viral pericarditis
Applies To
  • Pericarditis, acute:
    • benign
    • nonspecific
    • viral
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 420.91:
  • Pericarditis (granular) (with decompensation) (with effusion) 423.9
    • acute (nonrheumatic) 420.90
      • with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's) 392.0
      • bacterial 420.99
      • benign 420.91
      • hemorrhagic 420.90
      • idiopathic 420.91
      • infective 420.90
      • nonspecific 420.91
      • rheumatic 391.0
        • with chorea (acute) (rheumatic) (Sydenham's) 392.0
      • sicca 420.90
      • viral 420.91
    • idiopathic (acute) 420.91
    • nonspecific 420.91
    • viral (acute) 420.91
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