Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for dysrhythmia includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Dysrhythmia
Use ICD-10 code I48.91 for unspecified atrial fibrillation, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Presence of cardiac pacemaker
Use when a pacemaker is present in a patient with atrial fibrillation.
Hyperkalemia
Use when hyperkalemia is the underlying cause of ventricular fibrillation.
The ICD-10 code for unspecified cardiac dysrhythmia is I49.9. Specific types like atrial fibrillation have distinct codes such as I48.91.
Atrial fibrillation is coded as I48.91 for unspecified cases. Chronic atrial fibrillation is coded as I48.2.