Which pericarditis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 20 codes under Pericarditis. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| acute | I30.9 | Acute pericarditis, unspecified |
| adhesive or adherent | I31.0 | Chronic adhesive pericarditis |
| bacterial | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
| calcareous | I31.1 | Chronic constrictive pericarditis |
| cholesterol | I31.8 | Other specified diseases of pericardium |
| chronic | I31.9 | Disease of pericardium, unspecified |
| constrictive | I31.1 | Chronic constrictive pericarditis |
| coxsackie | B33.23 | Viral pericarditis |
| fibrinocaseous | A18.84 | Tuberculosis of heart |
| fibrinopurulent | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
| fibrinous | I30.8 | Other forms of acute pericarditis |
| fibrous | I31.0 | Chronic adhesive pericarditis |
| gonococcal | A54.83 | Gonococcal heart infection |
| idiopathic | I30.0 | Acute nonspecific idiopathic pericarditis |
| in systemic lupus erythematosus | M32.12 | Pericarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus |
| infective | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
| meningococcal | A39.53 | Meningococcal pericarditis |
| neoplastic | I31.8 | Other specified diseases of pericardium |
| obliterans, obliterating | I31.0 | Chronic adhesive pericarditis |
| plastic | I31.0 | Chronic adhesive pericarditis |
| pneumococcal | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
| postinfarction | I24.1 | Dressler's syndrome |
| purulent | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
| rheumatic | I01.0 | Acute rheumatic pericarditis |
| septic | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
| serofibrinous | I30.8 | Other forms of acute pericarditis |
| staphylococcal | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
| streptococcal | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
| suppurative | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
| syphilitic | A52.06 | Other syphilitic heart involvement |
| tuberculous | A18.84 | Tuberculosis of heart |
| uremic | N18.9 | Chronic kidney disease, unspecified |
| viral | I30.1 | Infective pericarditis |
Pericarditis with rheumatic fever
| inactive or quiescent | I09.2 | Chronic rheumatic pericarditis |
Pericarditis acute
| with chorea | I02.0 | Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement |
| benign | I30.8 | Other forms of acute pericarditis |
| nonspecific | I30.0 | Acute nonspecific idiopathic pericarditis |
| rheumatic | I01.0 | Acute rheumatic pericarditis |
| rheumatic › with chorea | I02.0 | Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement |
Pericarditis adhesive or adherent
| rheumatic | I09.2 | Chronic rheumatic pericarditis |
Pericarditis cholesterol
| acute | I30.9 | Acute pericarditis, unspecified |
Pericarditis chronic
| rheumatic | I09.2 | Chronic rheumatic pericarditis |
Pericarditis neoplastic
| acute | I30.9 | Acute pericarditis, unspecified |
Pericarditis rheumatic
| with chorea | I02.0 | Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement |
| chronic or inactive | I09.2 | Chronic rheumatic pericarditis |