
2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 745.6
Endocardial cushion defects
- There are 3 ICD-9-CM codes below 745.6 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
- A spectrum of septal defects involving the atrial septum; ventricular septum; and the atrioventricular valves (tricuspid valve; bicuspid valve). These defects are due to incomplete growth and fusion of the endocardial cushions which are important in the formation of two atrioventricular canals, site of future atrioventricular valves