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ICD-10-CM:

I48.- Range Will Expand Your Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Options

Published on Thu Nov 08, 2012

Caution: Confusing persistent with permanent will lead you to the wrong code.Atrial fibrillation encounters take billions out of the Medicare coffers, and with the population aging, costs are likely to increase. Be sure your claims stand up to scrutiny whether you're coding visits now or once ICD-10 is implemented in 2014.Diagnosis: Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart beat in which the heart's two upper chambers (the atria) beat chaotically (twitching). Atrial flutter is similar in that it refers to an irregular heartbeat involving the atria, but a flutter is a rapid pulsation that is well-organized (regular).ICD-9-CM Codes427.31, Atrial fibrillation427.32, Atrial flutter ICD-10-CM CodesI48.0, Paroxysmal atrial fibrillationI48.1, Persistent atrial fibrillationI48.2, Chronic atrial fibrillationI48.3, Typical atrial flutterI48.4, Atypical atrial flutterI48.91, Unspecified atrial fibrillationI48.92, Unspecified atrial flutterICD-9 coding rules: ICD-9 offers one code for atrial fibrillation and another for flutter. ICD-10 changes: ICD-10 more than triples your options with more specific codes featuring [...]
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