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Compare/I05.0 vs I34

I05.0 vs I34

I05.0 (Rheumatic mitral stenosis) compared with I34 (Nonrheumatic mitral valve disorders), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. I05.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering I34: “mitral valve disease specified as nonrheumatic (I34.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. I34 carries an Excludes1 note covering I05.0: “mitral valve stenosis (I05.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. I34 carries an Excludes1 note covering I05.0: “mitral valve disorder of unspecified cause with mitral stenosis or obstruction (I05.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. I34 carries an Excludes1 note covering I05.0: “mitral valve disorder specified as rheumatic (I05.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

I05.0Rheumatic mitral stenosisI34Nonrheumatic mitral valve disorders
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: I34.0, I34.1, I34.2, I34.81, I34.89

ClassificationI00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)
DefinitionRheumatic mitral stenosis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I05.0).Nonrheumatic mitral valve disorders is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (I34).
Includes
conditions classifiable to both I05.0 and I05.2-I05.9, whether specified as rheumatic or not
Mitral (valve) obstruction (rheumatic)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources