I24

Other acute ischemic heart diseases

FY2027Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system/I20–I25 Ischemic heart diseases

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

I24 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other acute ischemic heart diseases. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are I24.0 Acute coronary thrombosis not resulting in myocardial infarction; I24.1 Dressler's syndrome; I24.8 Other forms of acute ischemic heart disease and I24.9 Acute ischemic heart disease, unspecified. Its coding notes include a Code also instruction, 2 Excludes1 entries and 11 Excludes2 entries.

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from I20–I25 Ischemic heart diseases
  • the presence of hypertension (I10-I1A)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • angina pectoris (I20.-)
  • transient myocardial ischemia in newborn (P29.4)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • non-ischemic myocardial injury (I5A)
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 9 Diseases of the circulatory system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

More specific codes under I24 4