Billable Medical Code for Cardiac Dysrhythmia, Unspecified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 427.9
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 427.9.
The Short Description Is: Cardiac dysrhythmia NOS.
Known As
Irregular heartbeat is also known as abnormal cardiac conduction, abnormal heart beat, alteration in heart rate, atrial arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac arrythmia complicating childbirth,
cardiac arrythmia in childbirth, cardiac dysrhythmia, cardiac dysrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder), conduction disorder of the heart, conduction disorder of the heart postpartum, disorder of cardiac function, electrocardiogram: supraventricular arrhythmia, electrocardiogram: ventricular arrhythmia, fibrillation, heart irregular, heart irregularly irregular, heart regularly irregular, irregular heart beat irregular heart rate, neonatal (newborn) arrhythmia, neonatal arrhythmia, neonatal dysrhythmia, postpartum (after childbirth) cardiac arrythmia, postpartum cardiac arrythmia, re-entry ventricular arrhythmia, slow ventricular response, supraventricular arrhythmia, ventricular arrhythmia, ventricular arrhythmia (heart beat disorder), and
ventricular pre-excitation. This applies to arrhythmia (cardiac) NOS.
Irregular Heartbeat Definition and Symptoms
Irregular heartbeat, also known as arrhythmia, is an issue with the rate/rhythm of the heartbeat. The heart either beats too slowly or too rapidly or with an irregular pattern. Symptoms include a fast or slow heartbeat, skipping beats, lightheadedness, chest pain, shortness of breath, and sweating.