AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2019 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Sick Sinus Syndrome Controlled with Implanted Cardiac Device

If a physician sees a patient (in any setting) and evaluates the patient’s sick sinus syndrome (SSS) or other significant heart rhythm abnormality, is it appropriate to assign a code for the specific condition in addition to the code for the presence of the cardiac device (i.e., pacemaker, automatic cardioverter/defibrillator (AICD), cardiac resynchronization pacemaker (CRT-P), or bi-ventricular defibrillator (CRT-D)? ...

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