Cardiology Coding Alert

ICD-10-CM:

R94.31 Answers the Call for Abnormal ECG Code Next Year

Check out the codes for ‘other’ and ‘unspecified’ options, too. When the provider documents abnormal results for a cardiovascular test without documenting a specific diagnosis, your ICD-10-CM options will be similar to those you know for ICD-9-CM. ICD-9-CM Codes 794.30, Nonspecific abnormal results of function studies; cardiovascular; abnormal function study, unspecified 794.31, Nonspecific abnormal results of function studies; cardiovascular; abnormal [...]
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