Cardiology Coding Alert

ICD-10-CM:

426.4 Will Divide Into 3 Right Bundle Branch Block Options in 2014

Remember to look to combo codes if the left bundle branch is affected, too. ICD-10 tweaks the terminology and coding for right bundle branch blocks. Here are the details. ICD-9-CM Code: 426.4, Right bundle branch block ICD-10-CM Codes: I45.0, Right fascicular block I45.10, Unspecified right bundle-branch block I45.19, Other right bundle-branch block Diagnosis: After the heart’s electrical impulse passes through [...]
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