Diagnosis Code

I48.20 CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: I48.20

Short Description: Chronic atrial fibrillation, unspecified

Long Description: Chronic atrial fibrillation, unspecified

The code I48.20 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
    • Other forms of heart disease (I30-I5A)
      • Atrial fibrillation and flutter (I48)
        • I48.20 Chronic atrial fibrillation, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Chronic atrial fibrillation

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code I48.20 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia And Conduction Disorders With Mcc (308)
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia And Conduction Disorders With Cc (309)
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia And Conduction Disorders Without Cc/mcc (310)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code I48.20 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • Chronic persistent atrial fibrillation (@I48.19*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
I48 Atrial fibrillation and flutter
I48.0 Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
I48.1 Persistent atrial fibrillation
I48.11 Longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation
I48.19 Other persistent atrial fibrillation
I48.2 Chronic atrial fibrillation
I48.21 Permanent atrial fibrillation
I48.3 Typical atrial flutter
I48.4 Atypical atrial flutter
I48.9 Unspecified atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
I48.91 Unspecified atrial fibrillation
I48.92 Unspecified atrial flutter


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023