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IPCCC ICD-11 Congenital Heart Atlas

You are here: Bifid apex of heart ⇗ Structural developmental anomaly of heart or great vessels

IPCCC Term Bifid apex of heart
IPCCC Code 02.02.03
ICD-11 MMS LA8Y
ICD-11 Code 1437052733

Definition

A congenital cardiac finding in which there is a notch or cleft on the epicardial surface of the heart at the level of the distal interventricular groove that divides the apex in two, so that the apex of the left ventricle lies on one side of the cleft while the apex of the right ventricle lies on the other.

Synonyms/Abbreviations

None

STS-EACTS-derived IPCCC term

Relationships of great vessels-ascending aortic relationship, Spiralling course of great arteries (normal)

EPCC-derived IPCCC term

Spiralling course of great arteries (normal)

ICD-11 MMS code or crossmap

LA8Y*: This ICD-11 Foundation term is listed in MMS only as an index term under “Other specified structural developmental anomaly of heart or great vessels” with code LA8Y. If using MMS to code for this term, LA8Y should be used.

ICD-10 MMS code or crossmap

Not in ICD-10: Normal finding

Parent

Structural developmental anomaly of heart or great vessels

Siblings

Coding Notes

This is a normal finding but only should be coded in the presence of abnormal positions of the great arteries relative to the ventricles.