I97.71 - Intraoperative cardiac arrest

Version 2023
ICD-10:I97.71
Short Description:Intraoperative cardiac arrest
Long Description:Intraoperative cardiac arrest
Status: Not Valid for Submission
Version:ICD-10-CM 2023
Code Classification:
  • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
    • Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system (I95-I99)
      • Intraop and postproc comp and disorders of circ sys, NEC (I97)

I97.71 is a non-specific and non-billable ICD-10 code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of intraoperative cardiac arrest. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2023 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.

Specific Coding for Intraoperative cardiac arrest

Non-specific codes like I97.71 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for intraoperative cardiac arrest:

  • BILLABLE CODE - Use I97.710 for Intraoperative cardiac arrest during cardiac surgery
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use I97.711 for Intraoperative cardiac arrest during other surgery

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:

Code History