I42.0

Dilated cardiomyopathy

FY2027Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system/I30–I5A Other forms of heart disease

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

I42.0 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for dilated cardiomyopathy. 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 I42.00 Dilated cardiomyopathy, unspecified; I42.01 Familial-genetic dilated cardiomyopathy and I42.09 Other dilated cardiomyopathy. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction and 13 Excludes2 entries.

Code first

If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.

Inherited from I42 Cardiomyopathy
  • pre-existing cardiomyopathy complicating pregnancy and puerperium (O99.4)

Excludes2

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

Inherited from I42 Cardiomyopathy
  • ischemic cardiomyopathy (I25.5)
  • peripartum cardiomyopathy (O90.3)
  • ventricular hypertrophy (I51.7)
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.-)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Inherited from I42 Cardiomyopathy
  • myocardiopathy

More specific codes under I42.0 3