Billable Medical Code for Aortic Valve Disorders
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 424.1
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 424.1.
The Short Description Is: Aortic valve disorder.
Known As
Aortic stenosis is also known as aortic incompetence, non-rheumatic, aortic stenosis non-rheumatic, aortic valve disease, aortic valve disorder, aortic valve disorder in childbirth, aortic valve disorder postpartum, aortic valve regurgitation, aortic valve regurgitation nonrheumatic, aortic valve sclerosis, aortic valve stenois, aortic valve stenosis, aortic valve stenosis critical,
aortic valve stenosis, nonrheumatic, critical aortic stenosis (narrowing), critical stenosis of aortic valve, postpartum (after childbirth) aortic valve disorder, and postpartum aortic valve disorder. This excludes hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (425.11), that specified as rheumatic (395.0-395.9), and that of unspecified cause but with mention of diseases of mitral valve (396.0-396.9). This applies to aortic (valve): incompetence NOS of specified cause, except rheumatic, insufficiency NOS of specified cause, except rheumatic, regurgitation NOS of specified cause, except rheumatic, and stenosis NOS of specified cause, except rheumatic.
Aortic Stenosis Definition and Symptoms
Aortic stenosis is when the heart’s aortic valve narrows, preventing the valve from opening completely. This obstructs blood flow from your heart to the aorta and to the rest of the body. Symptoms include chest pain, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, fatigue, and heart murmur.