ICD-9 Code 785.3

Other abnormal heart sounds

Not Valid for Submission

785.3 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other abnormal heart sounds. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: 785.3
Short Description:Abnorm heart sounds NEC
Long Description:Other abnormal heart sounds

Convert 785.3 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • R01.2 - Other cardiac sounds

Code Classification

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 785 Symptoms involving cardiovascular system

Information for Medical Professionals

Synonyms

  • Abnormal first heart sound, S>1<
  • Abnormal fourth heart sound, S>4<
  • Abnormal second heart sound, S>2<
  • Abnormal third heart sound, S>3<
  • Absent second heart sound, S>2<
  • Accentuated split of second heart sound, S>2<
  • Added heart sounds
  • Aortic ejection sound
  • Atrial sound
  • Cardiac dullness shifted to left
  • Cardiac dullness shifted to right
  • Cardiac dullness to percussion diminished
  • Cardiac dullness to percussion increased
  • Cardiac friction fremitus
  • Cardiac thrill
  • Chest dull to percussion
  • Continuous cardiac thrill
  • Diastolic cardiac thrill
  • Diminished split of second heart sound, S>2<
  • Duroziez's murmur
  • Early high pitched third sound
  • Early opening snap
  • Ejection click
  • Exocardial murmurs
  • Feeble apex beat
  • Fetal heart sounds quiet
  • Finding of second heart sound
  • Finding related to cardiac dullness to percussion
  • Fixed split of second heart sound
  • Fremitus
  • Heart murmur
  • Heart sound inaudible
  • Heart sound volume variable
  • Heart sounds abnormal
  • Heart sounds different
  • Heart sounds diminished
  • Heart sounds exaggerated
  • Holodiastolic murmur
  • Increased area of cardiac dullness
  • Irregular tachycardia
  • Loud first heart sound
  • Mid-systolic click
  • On examination - apex beat displaced - left ventricle hypertrophy
  • On examination - apex beat displaced - right ventricle hypertrophy
  • On examination - apex beat feeble
  • On examination - apex beat thrusting
  • On examination - ejection click heard
  • On examination - gallop rhythm present
  • On examination - heart sounds diminished
  • On examination - opening snap heard
  • On examination - pericardial friction rub
  • On examination - pericardial rub present
  • On examination - Second heart sound split
  • On examination - third heart sound
  • Opening snap
  • Pericardial friction rub
  • Pericardial knock
  • Pleural friction fremitus
  • Precordial friction
  • Prosthetic valve sound muffled
  • Protodiastolic gallop with abnormally audible third heart sound
  • Pulmonic ejection sound
  • Reduced intensity of first heart sound, S>1<
  • Reversed split of first heart sound, S>1<
  • Splitting of heart sounds
  • Systolic cardiac thrill
  • Systolic ejection sound
  • Third heart sound
  • Third sound gallop
  • Thrill
  • Upper sternal shock
  • Widened split of first heart sound, S>1<

Index to Diseases and Injuries

References found for the code 785.3 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:


Information for Patients


Congenital Heart Defects

A congenital heart defect is a problem with the structure of the heart. It is present at birth. Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect. The defects can involve the walls of the heart, the valves of the heart, and the arteries and veins near the heart. They can disrupt the normal flow of blood through the heart. The blood flow can slow down, go in the wrong direction or to the wrong place, or be blocked completely.

Doctors use a physical exam and special heart tests to diagnose congenital heart defects. They often find severe defects during pregnancy or soon after birth. Signs and symptoms of severe defects in newborns include:

  • Rapid breathing
  • Cyanosis - a bluish tint to the skin, lips, and fingernails
  • Fatigue
  • Poor blood circulation

Many congenital heart defects cause few or no signs and symptoms. They are often not diagnosed until children are older.

Many children with congenital heart defects don't need treatment, but others do. Treatment can include medicines, catheter procedures, surgery, and heart transplants. The treatment depends on the type of the defect, how severe it is, and a child's age, size, and general health.

NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute


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Heart Valve Diseases

Your heart has four valves. Normally, these valves open to let blood flow through or out of your heart, and then shut to keep it from flowing backward. But sometimes they don't work properly. If they don't, you could have:

  • Regurgitation - when blood leaks back through the valve in the wrong direction
  • Mitral valve prolapse - when one of the valves, the mitral valve, has "floppy" flaps and doesn't close tightly. It's one of the most common heart valve conditions. Sometimes it causes regurgitation.
  • Stenosis - when the valve doesn't open enough and blocks blood flow

Valve problems can be present at birth or caused by infections, heart attacks, or heart disease or damage. The main sign of heart valve disease is an unusual heartbeat sound called a heart murmur. Your doctor can hear a heart murmur with a stethoscope. But many people have heart murmurs without having a problem. Heart tests can show if you have a heart valve disease. Some valve problems are minor and do not need treatment. Others might require medicine, medical procedures, or surgery to repair or replace the valve.

NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute


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ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

  • Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
  • No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
  • Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.

Index of Diseases and Injuries Definitions

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  • Code first - Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes - A type 1 Excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes - A type 2 Excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
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