ICD10Check
CheckerBrowseOpen

I51.5

✓ Billable

Myocardial degeneration

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

Check This Code

Also Known As

Fatty degeneration of heart or myocardiumMyocardial diseaseSenile degeneration of heart or myocardium

❌ Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with I51.5

  • • myocardial degeneration due to hypertension (I11.-)
  • • myocardial degeneration due to hypertension and chronic kidney disease (I13.-)

⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from I51

Rules from parent category I51: Complications and ill-defined descriptions of heart disease

  • • heart disease specified as rheumatic (I00-I09)

🧪 Validate Combinations

Add I51.5 to the Excludes Checker to validate against your full code list.

Open in Checker →

Code Information

CodeI51.5
BillableYes
ParentI51
CategoryDiseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Excludes12 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)

Data Source

CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)