I49.0
Header — not billableVentricular fibrillation and flutter
The ICD-10 code for ventricular fibrillation and flutter is I49.0.
I49.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under I49.0
Related codes in this category
- I49.1Atrial premature depolarization
- I49.2Junctional premature depolarization
- I49.3Ventricular premature depolarization
- I49.4Other and unspecified premature depolarizationnon-billable header
- I49.5Sick sinus syndrome
- I49.8Other specified cardiac arrhythmias
- I49.9Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified
- I49.0Ventricular fibrillation and flutternon-billable header