In ICD-10-CM, there are four codes to report atrial fibrillation: I48.2 is used to report atrial fibrillation when specified as chronic or permanent (Will be expanded 10/1/19) I48.1 is used to report atrial fibrillation when specified as persistent (Will be expanded 10/1/19) What is atrial fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia sometimes called a quivering heart. This arrhythmia can cause a patient to develop blood clots, have a stroke, heart failure or other conditions. The heart rate is most often rapid and causes poor blood flow.
Atrial fibrillation is very common in postoperative patients and should be verified as a complication before coding as such When multiple types of atrial fibrillation are documented in the record select the most specific type
Atrial fibrillation is still reported in patients that are not currently experiencing the erratic rhythm as long as the patient is requiring ongoing medication to help control the rate Atrial fibrillation is very common in postoperative patients and should be verified as a complication before coding as such
Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T82.897A became effective on October 1, 2021.
In ICD-10-CM, there are four codes to report atrial fibrillation:
The causes of atrial fibrillation is oftentimes unknown, but can be the result of damage to the heart’s electrical system caused by conditions such as uncontrolled hypertension and coronary artery disease. Atrial fibrillation can develop in any person including children but the risk is higher in patients of advanced age, have hypertension, have underlying heart disease, binge drinking of alcoholic beverages, family history, sleep apnea sufferers, athletes, patients with thyroid disease, diabetes and asthma are some of the more common disease that put a patient at higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia sometimes called a quivering heart. This arrhythmia can cause a patient to develop blood clots, have a stroke, heart failure or other conditions. The heart rate is most often rapid and causes poor blood flow.
Atrial fibrillation is still reported in patients that are not currently experiencing the erratic rhythm as long as the patient is requiring ongoing medication to help control the rate. Atrial fibrillation is very common in postoperative patients and should be verified as a complication before coding as such.
Sometimes treating and controlling the underlying cause will make the atrial fibrillation go away. If this does not help the erratic rhythm, then the patient may require treatment with beta blockers and calcium channel blockers to help slow the heart rate. The rhythm should be restored to a normal rhythm to reduce the high heart rate.