I42.6
ICD-10BillableAlcoholic cardiomyopathy
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
I42.6 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- presence of alcoholism (F10.-)
Related codes in I42
- I42.0Dilated cardiomyopathy
- I42.1Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- I42.2Other hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- I42.3Endomyocardial (eosinophilic) disease
- I42.4Endocardial fibroelastosis
- I42.5Other restrictive cardiomyopathy
- I42.7Cardiomyopathy due to drug and external agent
- I42.8Other cardiomyopathies
- I42.9Cardiomyopathy, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- I42
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.