tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2019 Issue 6

You Be the Coder: Confirm A Typical Flutter Vs. Atypical Flutter

Question: The physician documented a typical atrial flutter. Which ICD-10 code should we report? Supercoder Subscriber Answer: For a typical atrial flutter, you should report I48.3 (Typical atrial flutter). Don’t miss: If the physician had documented an atypical atrial flutter, you should instead report I48.4 (Atypical atrial flutter). And if the type of flutter was unspecified, then you should report I48.92 (Unspecified atrial flutter). Atrial flutter defined: When a patient has an atrial flutter, rapidly fired signals make the muscles in the atria contract quickly, which leads to a fast, steady heartbeat. Tip: Physicians should...

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