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I21.02

ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where I21.02 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. I21 Acute myocardial infarction
  2. I21.0 Parent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of anterior wall
  3. I21.02 This code ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Includes

cardiac infarction

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Includes

coronary (artery) embolism

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Includes

coronary (artery) occlusion

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Includes

coronary (artery) rupture

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Includes

coronary (artery) thrombosis

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Includes

infarction of heart, myocardium, or ventricle

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Includes

myocardial infarction specified as acute or with a stated duration of 4 weeks (28 days) or less from onset

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Inclusion Terms

ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving diagonal coronary artery

Excludes2

old myocardial infarction ( I25.2 )

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Excludes2

postmyocardial infarction syndrome ( I24.1 )

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Excludes2

subsequent type 1 myocardial infarction ( I22 .-)

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Use Additional Code

code, if applicable, to identify:

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

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exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z77.22 )

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

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history of tobacco dependence ( Z87.891 )

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Use Additional Code

occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z57.31 )

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Use Additional Code

status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility ( Z92.82 )

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

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tobacco dependence ( F17 .-)

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

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tobacco use ( Z72.0 )

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Version History

How I21.02 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery

Related Codes

Other codes under I21.0

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

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