BB71.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Rheumatic aortic valve insufficiency

Description

Aortic insufficiency is the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart that causes blood to flow in the reverse direction during ventricular diastole, from the aorta into the left ventricle. Rheumatic fever causes the valve cusps to retract.

Index terms

  • Rheumatic aortic valve insufficiency
  • rheumatic AI - [aortic insufficiency]
  • rheumatic aortic incompetence
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  • rheumatic aortic regurgitation

Inclusions

  • rheumatic aortic incompetence
  • rheumatic aortic regurgitation

Excludes

  • 1B41.1Y – Active or acute rheumatic endocarditis of aortic valve

Exclusions from above levels

  • LA8A.2 – Congenital anomaly of aortic valve
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1833285474 – Structural developmental anomalies of the circulatory system
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/871612151 – Acute rheumatic fever
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  • LA85.4Y – Atypical truncal valve
  • LA8A – Congenital anomaly of a ventriculo-arterial valve or adjacent regions
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 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

  • BB71.Y – Other specified nonrheumatic aortic valve insufficiency
  • BB71.Z – Aortic valve insufficiency, unspecified

Foundation entity

Rheumatic aortic valve insufficiency – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1843774992

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: BB71: Aortic valve insufficiency › 11: Diseases of the circulatory system