Type 1 Excludes
- congenital insufficiency of cardiac valve NOS (Q24.8)
- congenital stenosis of cardiac valve NOS (Q24.8)
- endocardial fibroelastosis (I42.4)
- endocarditis specified as rheumatic (I09.1)
Includes
- endocarditis (chronic) NOS
- valvular incompetence NOS
- valvular insufficiency NOS
- valvular regurgitation NOS
- valvular stenosis NOS
- valvulitis (chronic) NOS
Clinical Information
- Dysfunction of one of the cardiac valves with incomplete valve closure resulting in valvular regurgitation.
- Narrowing of the opening of one or more of the four valves of the heart.
- Regurgitation of the blood of the heart valves owning to imperfect closing, insufficiency or incompetency of the valves.
Codes
- I38 Endocarditis, valve unspecified