I50.1

Billable
ChapterI00–I99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Left ventricular failure, unspecified

Metadata & Insights
  • Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Cardiac asthma
  • Edema of lung with heart disease NOS
  • Edema of lung with heart failure
  • Left heart failure
  • Pulmonary edema with heart disease NOS
  • Pulmonary edema with heart failure
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • edema of lung without heart disease or heart failure (J81.-)
  • pulmonary edema without heart disease or failure (J81.-)
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
I30-I5AOther forms of heart disease (I30-I5A)
I50Heart failure
I50.1Left ventricular failure, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to I50.1:

categoryI50
Heart failure
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chapterCH9
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

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