FY2027 ICD-10-CM reference
I51: Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Nonbillable heading. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
More specific FY2027 codes
- I51.0: Cardiac septal defect, acquiredBillable code
- I51.1: Rupture of chordae tendineae, not elsewhere classifiedBillable code
- I51.2: Rupture of papillary muscle, not elsewhere classifiedBillable code
- I51.3: Intracardiac thrombosis, not elsewhere classifiedBillable code
- I51.4: Myocarditis, unspecifiedBillable code
- I51.5: Myocardial degenerationBillable code
- I51.7: CardiomegalyBillable code
- I51.8: Other ill-defined heart diseasesNonbillable heading
- I51.9: Heart disease, unspecifiedBillable code
FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Excludes2
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
neoplasms (C00-D49)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Source: I00-I99 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
heart disease specified as rheumatic (I00-I09)
Source: I51 (category, direct).
Compare the FY2027 additions, removals and billable-status changes
What does I51 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Is I51 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks I51 as a nonbillable heading. Select a complete billable child code.
Does I51 map to an HCC?
Risk-model mapping is not applicable to this nonbillable heading. Check a complete billable child code.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Payment model: CMS CY 2027 Rate Announcement. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.
Review the FY2026 April edition