BB24

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Haemopericardium

Description

This is hemopericardium caused by diseases not elsewhere classified. Hemopericardium generally refers to blood in the pericardial sac of the heart. It is clinically similar to a pericardial effusion, and, depending on the volume and rapidity with which it develops, may cause cardiac tamponade.

Index terms

  • Haemopericardium
  • haematopericardium
  • haemorrhagic pericarditis
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  • hemopericardium
  • pericardium haemorrhage
  • pneumohemopericardium

Exclusions from above levels

  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • BB20 – Acute pericarditis
  • BB21 – Chronic rheumatic pericarditis
  • BB22 – Constrictive pericarditis
  • BB23 – Cardiac tamponade
  • BB25 – Pericardial effusion
  • BB2Y – Other specified pericarditis
  • BB2Z – Pericarditis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Haemopericardium – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/304055010

Part of: 11: Diseases of the circulatory system