ICD-10-CM Code I46
Cardiac arrest
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code I46 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of I46 that describes the diagnosis 'cardiac arrest' in more detail.
- I46 Cardiac arrest NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code I46 is used to code Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest, also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is a sudden stop in effective blood circulation due to the failure of the heart to contract effectively or at all. Medical personnel may refer to an unexpected cardiac arrest as a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
| Specialty: | Cardiology |
| MeSH Code: | D006323 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 427.5 |
CPR being administered during a simulation of cardiac arrest.
Coding Notes for I46 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Cardiogenic shock - instead, use code R57.0
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'I46 - Cardiac arrest'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code I46. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.