Other injury of heart without hemopericardium, init encntr

This code signifies a non-specific injury to the heart muscle or structures, excluding damage that results in blood accumulation around the heart (hemopericardium). It covers various forms of cardiac trauma, such as contusions, lacerations, or other direct impacts, without the complication of pericardial bleeding.

This code is appropriate for patients presenting with cardiac injury due to blunt or penetrating trauma, where diagnostic imaging or clinical assessment confirms heart damage but rules out hemopericardium. Examples include a myocardial contusion from a motor vehicle accident or a non-penetrating chest wound causing cardiac wall damage.

• Ensure documentation explicitly states "without hemopericardium" or provides sufficient detail to exclude it.
• This code is for the initial encounter; subsequent encounters for the same injury will require different seventh characters.
• Always code the external cause of the injury in addition to this diagnosis.