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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I50.81

Right heart failure

ICD-10-CM Code:
I50.81
ICD-10 Code for:
Right heart failure
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the circulatory system
    (I00–I99)
    • Other forms of heart disease
      (I30-I5A)
      • Heart failure
        (I50)

I50.81 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of right heart failure. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

The code is commonly used in cardiology medical specialties to specify clinical concepts such as heart failure.

Specific Coding Applicable to Right heart failure

Non-specific codes like I50.81 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for right heart failure:

  • Use I50.810 for Right heart failure, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use I50.811 for Acute right heart failure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use I50.812 for Chronic right heart failure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use I50.813 for Acute on chronic right heart failure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use I50.814 for Right heart failure due to left heart failure - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information

  • Heart Failure

    a heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (ventricular dysfunction), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as myocardial infarction.

  • Heart Failure, Diastolic

    heart failure caused by abnormal myocardial relaxation during diastole leading to defective cardiac filling.

  • Heart Failure, Systolic

    heart failure caused by abnormal myocardial contraction during systole leading to defective cardiac emptying.

  • Diastole

    post-systolic relaxation of the heart, especially the heart ventricles.

  • Systole

    period of contraction of the heart, especially of the heart ventricles.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Right ventricular failure

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018