I50.810

Right heart failure, unspecified

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

BillableComplete code, valid to report

I50.810 (also written I50810) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for right heart failure, unspecified. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 23 codes in category I50 (Heart failure). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 3 entries. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction and 12 Excludes2 entries.

Guidelines tip

From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.

Hypertension with heart failure or certain other heart conditions is assigned to category I11, with an additional code for the heart condition, unless the provider documents they are unrelated.

Guidelines I.C.9.a.1Hypertension with heart diseaseRead the official text

Code first

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

Inherited from I50 Heart failure
  • heart failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
  • heart failure due to hypertension (I11.0)
  • heart failure due to hypertension with chronic kidney disease (I13.-)
  • heart failure following surgery (I97.13-)
  • obstetric surgery and procedures (O75.4)
  • rheumatic heart failure (I09.81)

Excludes2

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

Inherited from I50 Heart failure
  • cardiac arrest (I46.-)
  • neonatal cardiac failure (P29.0)
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.-)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Cardiac and Circulatory clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Right heart failure without mention of left heart failure
  • Right ventricular failure NOS

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 3 entries