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I49

Non-billable

Other cardiac arrhythmias

Other cardiac arrhythmias

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

Child Codes

8

Coding Notes

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.-)
  • bradycardia NOS (R00.1)
  • neonatal dysrhythmia (P29.1-)
  • sinoatrial bradycardia (R00.1)
  • sinus bradycardia (R00.1)
  • vagal bradycardia (R00.1)

Code First

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code

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

Child Codes (8)

I49.0

Ventricular fibrillation and flutter

I49.1

Atrial premature depolarization

BillableI49.2

Junctional premature depolarization

BillableI49.3

Ventricular premature depolarization

BillableI49.4

Other and unspecified premature depolarization

I49.5

Sick sinus syndrome

BillableI49.8

Other specified cardiac arrhythmias

BillableI49.9

Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code I49?

ICD-10-CM code I49 represents "Other cardiac arrhythmias". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is I49 a billable code?

No, I49 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 8 child codes under I49.

What chapter is I49 in?

I49 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

What are the subcategories under I49?

I49 has 8 child codes, including: I49.0 (Ventricular fibrillation and flutter), I49.1 (Atrial premature depolarization), I49.2 (Junctional premature depolarization), I49.3 (Ventricular premature depolarization), and 4 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for I49?

I49 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494598. 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.