ICD-Code I41: Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhere

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 woman is having her heart listened to. A woman is having her heart listened to.

Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle)

Inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) can occur after a viral infection, for example. The condition is often mild but can be fatal.