I37.1

Applicable To

• Nonrheumatic pulmonary valve incompetence

• Nonrheumatic pulmonary valve regurgitation

Approximate Synonyms

• Pulmonary incompetence, non-rheumatic

• Pulmonary valve regurgitation

• Pulmonic valve regurgitation

Clinical Information

• Backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle due to imperfect closure of the pulmonary valve.

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

• The backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle, owing to insufficiency of the pulmonic semilunar valve.

Details

• I37.1 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 I37.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I37.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 I37.1 may differ.