Wiki mild dilated aortic root

[k5coate]

How would you code a mild dilated aortic root and how would you find it in the in the icd-9 volume 2?

Thanks,

Kris

 

[Misty Dawn]

How would you code a mild dilated aortic root and how would you find it in the in the icd-9 volume 2?

Thanks,

Kris

424.1

from AHIMA: In order to differentiate aortic ectasia from annuloaortic ectasia, which involves dilation of the aortic valve root, annuloaortic ectasia would be specifically indexed to code 424.1, Aortic valve disorders.