Cardiac arrest

Definition

A sudden, sometimes temporary, cessation of heart function resulting in hemodynamic collapse.

Exclusions

• Cardiogenic shock (MG40.0)
• complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (JA05)

6 subordinate codes

• MC82.0Ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation cardiac arrest
• MC82.1Bradycardic cardiac arrest
• MC82.2Asystolic cardiac arrest
• MC82.3Cardiac arrest with pulseless electrical activity
• MC82.4Cardiopulmonary arrest
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Symptoms or signs involving the circulatory system

• MC80Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension or hypotension
• MC81Abnormalities of heart beat
• MC83Cardiac murmurs or other cardiac sounds
• MC84Cardiovascular pain
• MC85Gangrene
• MC86Precordial pain
• MC87Pressure or tightness of heart
• MC88Prominent veins