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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

I21.29

ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other sites

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Hierarchy

Where I21.29 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. I21 Acute myocardial infarction
  2. I21.2 Parent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of other sites
  3. I21.29 This code ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other sites

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

Acute transmural myocardial infarction of other sites

Inclusion Terms

Apical-lateral transmural (Q wave) infarction (acute)

Inclusion Terms

Basal-lateral transmural (Q wave) infarction (acute)

Inclusion Terms

High lateral transmural (Q wave) infarction (acute)

Inclusion Terms

Lateral (wall) NOS transmural (Q wave) infarction (acute)

Inclusion Terms

Posterior (true) transmural (Q wave) infarction (acute)

Inclusion Terms

Posterobasal transmural (Q wave) infarction (acute)

Inclusion Terms

Posterolateral transmural (Q wave) infarction (acute)

Inclusion Terms

Posteroseptal transmural (Q wave) infarction (acute)

Inclusion Terms

Septal transmural (Q wave) infarction (acute) NOS

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

Use Additional Code

exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z77.22 )

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Use Additional Code

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

Use Additional Code

tobacco dependence ( F17 .-)

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Use Additional Code

tobacco use ( Z72.0 )

Inherited from I21 — Acute myocardial infarction

Version History

How I21.29 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other sites

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other sites

Other codes under I21.2

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

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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