ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

I21.2 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of other sites

Header codeNot billable: use one of the 2 billable codes below

About I21.2

Code
I21.2
Billable
No, header
Short description
ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of other sites
Category
I21 Acute myocardial infarction
Block
I20-I25 Ischemic heart diseases
Chapter
9 Diseases of the circulatory system
Code set
FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
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Coding notes for I21.2

Applicable to Other names for conditions reported with this code.

  • Type 1 ST elevation myocardial infarction of other sites

Also applies, from I21 Acute myocardial infarction

Includes Conditions this code covers.

  • cardiac infarction
  • coronary (artery) embolism
  • coronary (artery) occlusion
  • coronary (artery) rupture
  • coronary (artery) thrombosis
  • infarction of heart, myocardium, or ventricle
  • myocardial infarction specified as acute or with a stated duration of 4 weeks (28 days) or less from onset

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • old myocardial infarction (I25.2)
  • postmyocardial infarction syndrome (I24.1)
  • subsequent type 1 myocardial infarction (I22.-)

Use additional code Add a second code for the detail named here.

  • code, if applicable, to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • status post administration of tPA (rtPA) in a different facility within the last 24 hours prior to admission to current facility (Z92.82)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
Block I20-I25 notes (apply to every code in it)

Code also Another code may be needed as well; the order depends on the encounter.

  • the presence of hypertension (I10-I1A)
Chapter 9 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Codes under I21.2 2

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ICD-10-CM FY2027 code set, as published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and CMS, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Codes, titles and notes are shown as published. Check payer rules and the official guidelines before billing. This page is not medical advice.