Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Applicable to
Personal history of sudden cardiac death successfully resuscitated
Applies from Z86 Personal history of certain other diseases
Code first
any follow-up examination after treatment (Z09)
Applies from Z86.7 Personal history of diseases of the circulatory system
Applicable to
Conditions classifiable to I00-I99
Excludes2 (not included here)
old myocardial infarction (I25.2)
personal history of anaphylactic shock (Z87.892)
postmyocardial infarction syndrome (I24.1)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
V12.53 Personal history of sudden cardiac arrest
Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))
Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.
Code annotations containing back-references to Z86.74
Back-references to Z86
Use Additional: Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm ("code to identify any applicable history of disease code (Z86.-, Z87.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for Z86.74
Arrest, arrested › cardiac › personal history, successfully resuscitated
Death (cause unknown) (of) (unexplained) (unspecified cause) › cardiac (sudden) (with successful resuscitation) › personal history of
History › personal (of) › cardiac arrest (death), successfully resuscitated
History › personal (of) › sudden cardiac arrest
History › personal (of) › sudden cardiac death successfully resuscitated
Nearby codes
Z86.71 Personal history of venous thrombosis and embolism