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I47.2

Non-billable

Ventricular tachycardia

Ventricular tachycardia

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

I30-I5A

Parent Code

I47

Child Codes

3

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • tachycardia NOS (R00.0)
  • sinoauricular tachycardia NOS (R00.0)
  • sinus [sinusal] tachycardia NOS (R00.0)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Code First

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code

  • tachycardia complicating:
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
  • obstetric surgery and procedures (O75.4)

Child Codes (3)

I47.20

Ventricular tachycardia, unspecified

BillableI47.21

Torsades de pointes

BillableI47.29

Other ventricular tachycardia

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code I47.2?

ICD-10-CM code I47.2 represents "Ventricular tachycardia". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is I47.2 a billable code?

No, I47.2 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under I47.2.

What chapter is I47.2 in?

I47.2 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

What codes cannot be used with I47.2?

I47.2 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: tachycardia NOS (R00.0); sinoauricular tachycardia NOS (R00.0); sinus [sinusal] tachycardia NOS (R00.0).

What are the subcategories under I47.2?

I47.2 has 3 child codes, including: I47.20 (Ventricular tachycardia, unspecified), I47.21 (Torsades de pointes), I47.29 (Other ventricular tachycardia).

What are the UMLS CUIs for I47.2?

I47.2 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0042514. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.