Heart failure, NOS: Difference between revisions
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*This is a wastebasket code, mainly because in most cases you'd use instead: '''[[Congestive heart failure, NOS]]''' | *This is a wastebasket code, mainly because in most cases you'd use instead: '''[[Congestive heart failure, NOS]]''' | ||
*It includes right heart failure when it's due to left heart failure. | *It includes right heart failure when it's due to left heart failure. | ||
*If the cause of the heart failure is known (e.g. [[Myocarditis/carditis, acute infective]]) then combine this code with the code for the cause. | *If the cause of the heart failure is known (e.g. [[Myocarditis/carditis, acute infective]]) then [[Combined ICD10 codes|combine]] this code with the code for the cause. | ||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||