Cardiology Coding Alert

ICD-10-CM:

I49.0- Will Keep Your Ventricular Flutter and Fibrillation Claims in the Clear Under ICD-10

Be sure any abbreviations are clear enough to pass the auditor test. The ICD-10 to ICD-9 crosswalk for ventricular flutter and fibrillation is a simple one, but you still need to be sure you can identify the difference between these two diagnoses, including in the documentation. ICD-9-CM Codes 427.41, Ventricular fibrillation 427.42, Ventricular flutter ICD-10-CM Codes I49.01, Ventricular fibrillation I49.02, [...]
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