I49.01
BillableVentricular fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Ventricular tachyarrhythmia6624005
- Cardiac arrest - ventricular fibrillation71908006
- VF - Ventricular fibrillation71908006
- Ventricular fibrillation71908006
- Ventricular flutter111288001
- Ventricular fibrillation and flutter195083004
- Paroxysmal familial ventricular fibrillation233915000
- Sustained ventricular fibrillation429243003
- Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation not Brugada type723866006
UMLS
- Cardiac arrest - ventricular fibrillationC0042510
- Fibrillation paroxysmal ventC0042510
- Fibrillation ventricularC0042510
- Fibrillation, VentricularC0042510
- Fibrillations, VentricularC0042510
- Paroxysmal ventricular fibrillationC0042510
- VF - Ventricular fibrillationC0042510
- VFibC0042510
- Ventricular FibrillationC0042510
- Ventricular FibrillationsC0042510
- Ventricular fibrillationC0042510
- Ventricular fibrillation (disorder)C0042510
- Ventricular fibrillation paroxysmC0042510
- Ventricular fibrillation paroxysmalC0042510
- fibrillation ventricularC0042510
- ventricular fibrillationC0042510
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for ventricular fibrillation?
The ICD-10-CM code for ventricular fibrillation is I49.01. The full clinical description is "Ventricular fibrillation". I49.01 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code I49.01 mean?
ICD-10-CM code I49.01 represents "Ventricular fibrillation". It is classified under Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is I49.01 a billable code?
Yes, I49.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I49.01 in?
I49.01 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What SNOMED CT codes does I49.01 map to?
I49.01 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 71908006, 723866006, 233915000, 429243003, 195083004, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I49.01?
I49.01 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0042510. 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.