ICD-Code I34: Nonrheumatic mitral valve disorders

Note

In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).

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A man is lying on his back on a treatment table. A doctor sits next to him, pressing an instrument to the patient’s breastbone. A man is lying on his back on a treatment table. A doctor sits next to him, pressing an instrument to the patient’s breastbone.

Heart valve disease

Heart valve diseases refer to damage to the heart valves over a lifetime. These defects generally arise in older people due to wear and tear.

Older man lying on an examination couch with his eyes closed. A doctor can be seen in the background. She is conducting an ultrasound examination of the man’s heart. Older man lying on an examination couch with his eyes closed. A doctor can be seen in the background. She is conducting an ultrasound examination of the man’s heart.

Aortic stenosis

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve. The aortic valve is the valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta.