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I21.4

Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction

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Hierarchy

  • I00-I99 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
    • I20-I25 Ischemic heart diseases (I20-I25)
      • I21 Acute myocardial infarction
        • I21.0 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of anterior wall
        • I21.1 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of inferior wall
        • I21.2 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of other sites
        • I21.3 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of unspecified site
        • I21.4 Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction
        • I21.9 Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified
        • I21.A Other type of myocardial infarction
        • I21.B Myocardial infarction with coronary microvascular dysfunction

Inclusion Terms

I21.4

  • Acute subendocardial myocardial infarction
  • Non-Q wave myocardial infarction NOS
  • Nontransmural myocardial infarction NOS
  • Type 1 non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

Code Also

I20-I25

  • the presence of hypertension (I10-I1A)
    • I10-I1A Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A)

Use Additional

I21

  • code, if applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
    • Z77.22 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
    • Z87.891 Personal history of nicotine dependence
  • Z57.31 Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
  • Z92.82 Status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
    • F17 Nicotine dependence
  • Z72.0 Tobacco use

Includes

I21

  • cardiac infarction
  • coronary (artery) embolism
  • coronary (artery) occlusion
  • coronary (artery) rupture
  • coronary (artery) thrombosis
  • infarction of heart, myocardium, or ventricle
  • myocardial infarction specified as acute or with a stated duration of 4 weeks (28 days) or less from onset

Excludes 2

I21

  • I25.2 Old myocardial infarction
  • postmyocardial infarction syndrome (I24.1)
    • I24.1 Dressler's syndrome
  • subsequent type 1 myocardial infarction (I22.-)
    • I22 Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) and non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction

I00-I99

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • M30-M36 Systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • G45 Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes