tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2008 Issue 1

READER QUESTIONS: Measure AV Block Severity in Degrees

Question: I am stumped on diagnosis coding for the following  encounter. Notes indicate that the ED physician treated a patient suffering from an -AV block.- What is an AV block, and what is the proper ICD-9 code for the patient's condition?California Subscriber Answer: When the electrical signal does not transmit correctly from the atria to the ventricles via the atrioventricular (AV) node, the condition is called an AV block. You will choose the diagnosis code based on the patient's level of impairment:First-degree AV blocks occur when the electrical signal still passes through the AV node--just more...

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