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I09.2

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Chronic rheumatic pericarditis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Long-term inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart (pericardium) as a result of previous rheumatic fever.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm the pericarditis is chronic and related to rheumatic heart disease, not acute pericarditis
  • •Look for documentation of recurrent or persistent pericardial involvement

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • chronic pericarditis not specified as rheumatic (I31.-)

Code Hierarchy

└I09Other rheumatic heart diseases└I09.2Chronic rheumatic pericarditis
└I09.2Chronic rheumatic pericarditis

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