I34.0

Applicable To

• Nonrheumatic mitral valve) incompetence NOS

• Nonrheumatic mitral valve) regurgitation NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Mitral valve regurgitation

• Non-rheumatic mitral regurgitation

Clinical Information

• Backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium due to imperfect closure of the mitral valve. This can lead to mitral valve regurgitation.

• Backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, owing to imperfect functioning of the mitral valve.

• Blood flows backward because the mitral valve closes improperly

• Dysfunction of the mitral valve, with incomplete valve closure resulting in valvular regurgitation.

• The backward flow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, owing to insufficiency of the mitral valve; it may be acute or chronic, usually due to mitral valve prolapse, rheumatic heart disease or a complication of cardiac dilatation.

Details

• I34.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM I34.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I34.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 I34.0 may differ.