ICD-10-CM Code I47
Paroxysmal tachycardia
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 I47 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of I47 that describes the diagnosis 'paroxysmal tachycardia' in more detail.
- I47 Paroxysmal tachycardia NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE I47.0 Re-entry ventricular arrhythmia
- BILLABLE I47.1 Supraventricular tachycardia
- BILLABLE I47.2 Ventricular tachycardia
- BILLABLE I47.9 Paroxysmal tachycardia, unspecified
The ICD code I47 is used to code Tachycardia
Tachycardia, also called tachyarrhythmia, is a heart rate that exceeds the normal resting rate. In general, a resting heart rate over 100 beats per minute is accepted as tachycardia in adults. Heart rates above the resting rate may be normal (such as with exercise) or abnormal (such as with electrical problems within the heart).
| Specialty: | Cardiology |
| MeSH Codes: | D013610, D013610 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 427, 785.0 |
ECG showing sinus tachycardia with a rate of about 100 beats per minute
Coding Notes for I47 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
- codeFirst:
- Tachycardia complicating:
- Abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy See Section O00-O07, O08.8)
- Obstetric surgery and procedures See code O75.4
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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." - Tachycardia NOS - instead, use code R00.0
- Sinoauricular tachycardia NOS - instead, use code R00.0
- Sinus [sinusal] tachycardia NOS - instead, use code R00.0
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'I47 - Paroxysmal tachycardia'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code I47. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.