Billable Medical Code for Palpitations
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 785.1
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 785.1.
Known As
Palpitations are also known as palpitations. This excludes specified dysrhythmias (427.0-427.9). This applies to awareness of heart beat.
Palpitations Definition and Symptoms
Palpitations are a noticeably irregular heart beat. This can be due to exertion as well as illness. The heart beat can feel rapid, pounding, or fluttering. Symptoms of palpitations are skipping beats, heart that is beating too fast, or a heart that is pumping much harder than it usually does.