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I97.710

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Intraoperative cardiac arrest during cardiac surgery

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

What This Code Means

The heart stops beating during open-heart surgery, requiring emergency intervention to restore heart function.

Coding Tips

  • •This is a serious intraoperative complication that must be clearly documented
  • •Verify the arrest occurred during cardiac surgery specifically, not another type of surgery

Code Hierarchy

└I97Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of circulatory system, not elsewhere classified└I97.7Intraoperative cardiac functional disturbances└I97.71Intraoperative cardiac arrest└I97.710Intraoperative cardiac arrest during cardiac surgery
└I97.710Intraoperative cardiac arrest during cardiac surgery

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