AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2026 Quarter 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes
Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) and Other Cardiac Arrhythmias
A patient presented to the emergency department due to asymptomatic bradycardia with a pulse noted by the home health assistant to be in the 30’s. The patient’s home cardiac monitor showed an episode of bigeminy that lasted about 30 minutes. The patient’s symptoms subsequently resolved without incident. The provider documented “ventricular bigeminy” in the impression. What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis code assignment for ventricular bigeminy? ...
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Article Overview
The article provides clinical background on catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, Brugada syndrome, and ventricular bigeminy. It also covers changes to ICD-10-CM classification and includes a brief emergency-department coding scenario for readers interested in arrhythmia documentation and diagnosis coding.
Why This Topic Matters
The article brings clinical context and recent classification changes together for readers who work with cardiac arrhythmia documentation and diagnosis coding.
What You Will Learn
- Clinical topics associated with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, Brugada syndrome, and ventricular bigeminy.
- The general scope of recent ICD-10-CM additions related to cardiac arrhythmias.
- How an emergency-department scenario relates to arrhythmia diagnosis coding.
- intended_audiences
- medical coders
- clinical documentation specialists
- cardiology and emergency-department professionals
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Clinical documentation specialists
- Cardiology and emergency-department professionals
Codes Discussed
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