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Heart 91:857-859 doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.052795
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Definition of acute coronary syndrome

Table 2

 A proposed terminology and mapping for acute coronary syndromes

Proposed BCS terminology Maps to ICD-10 code ICD-10 term equivalent Maps to Read code Read code term equivalent
ACS, acute coronary syndrome; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; BCS, British Cardiac Society; MI, myocardial infarction, NOS, not otherwise specified.
ACS unspecified I200 Unstable angina G3111 Unstable angina
ACS with unstable angina (troponin −ve) I200TN Unstable angina: troponin −ve G3111 Unstable angina
ACS with myocyte necrosis (troponin +ve) I200TP Unstable angina: troponin +ve G31y1 Microinfarction of heart
ACS aborted MI I200AB No equivalent ICD10 term G3110 MI aborted
ACS with clinical MI Maps to I21 Parent ICD10 code covering AMI Maps to G30 Parent read code covering AMI
Acute ST elevation MI of anterior wall I210 Acute transmural MI of anterior wall G301z Anterior MI NOS
Acute transmural MI of anterior wall G300 Acute anterolateral infarction
Acute transmural MI of anterior wall G301 Other specified anterior MI
Acute transmural MI of anterior wall G3010 Acute anteroapical infarction
Acute transmural MI of anterior wall G3011 Acute anteroseptal infarction
Acute transmural MI of anterior wall G380 Postoperative transmural MI of anterior wall
Acute ST elevation MI of inferior wall I211 Acute transmural MI of inferior wall G308 Inferior MI NOS
Acute transmural MI of inferior wall G302 Acute inferolateral infarction
Acute transmural MI of inferior wall G303 Acute inferoposterior infarction
Acute transmural MI of inferior wall G30yz Other acute MI NOS
Acute transmural MI of inferior wall G381 Postoperative transmural MI of inferior wall
Acute ST elevation MI of other sites I212 Acute transmural MI of other sites G304 Posterior MI NOS
Acute transmural MI of other sites G305 Lateral MI NOS
Acute transmural MI of other sites G306 True posterior MI
Acute transmural MI of other sites G30y2 Acute septal infarction
Acute transmural MI of other sites G382 Postoperative transmural MI of other sites
Acute ST elevation MI of unspecified site I213 Acute transmural MI of unspecified site G30X0 AcuteST segment elevation MI
Acute transmural MI of unspecified site Gyu34 [X]Acute transmural MI of unspecified site
Acute non-ST elevation MI I214 Acute subendocardial MI G3071 Acute non-ST segment elevation MI
I214 Acute subendocardial MI G307 Acute subendocardial infarction
I214 Acute subendocardial MI G3070 Acute non-Q wave infarction
I214 Acute subendocardial MI G30y1 Acute papillary muscle infarction
I214 Acute subendocardial MI G384 Postoperative subendocardial MI
Acute MI unspecified I219 Acute MI unspecified G30y Other acute MI
I219 Acute MI unspecified G30z Acute MI NOS

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