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I46.8 - Cardiac arrest due to other underlying condition


The ICD 10 Code for Cardiac arrest due to other underlying condition is listed as I46.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: I46.8
Description: Cardiac arrest due to other underlying condition
  • Code first underlying condition
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
296 - Cardiac Arrest, Unexplained W Mcc
297 - Cardiac Arrest, Unexplained W Cc
298 - Cardiac Arrest, Unexplained W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Block Other forms of heart disease (I30-I52)
Parent I46 - Cardiac arrest
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 427.5 - Cardiac arrest (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of I46.8:
I46.2 - Cardiac arrest due to underlying cardiac condition
I46.9 - Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified