I48.1Non-billable
Persistent atrial fibrillation
Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system
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- •Permanent atrial fibrillation (I48.21)
Coding Guidance
I48.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for abnormal heart rhythm
abnormal heart rhythm
View TemplatesCardiac Arrhythmia
View documentation for cardiac ablation
cardiac ablation
View TemplatesCardiac Ablation Procedure
View documentation for heart arrhythmia
heart arrhythmia
View TemplatesArrhythmia
View documentation for irregular heartbeat
irregular heartbeat
View TemplatesCardiac Arrhythmia
View documentation for rapid ventricular response
rapid ventricular response
View TemplatesRapid Ventricular Response in Atrial Fibrillation
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
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From I00-I99:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- •neoplasms (C00-D49)
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- •systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- •transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)