Cardiac arrest - I46

Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.

Type 2 Excludes:

cardiogenic shock (R57.0)

These ranges represents subcategories of Cardiac arrest. The "I46" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.

Codes:

I46.2 - Cardiac arrest due to underlying cardiac condition
I46.8 - Cardiac arrest due to other underlying condition
I46.9 - Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified