Pericardial effusion
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Pericardial effusion |
| ICD10 code: | I31.3 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pericardial Effusion |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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| External ICD10 Documentation | |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
- Use effusion code if no hemodynamic compromise related to fluid collection in the pericardial space. If there is hemodynamic compromise (low BP, reduced CO, etc) use the tamponade code (link below).
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
(put links to likely candidates coded with this one, eg. a cause for a trauma.)
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