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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2013 Issue 4; Ask the Editor
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
We have been assigning code 997.1 when postoperative atrial fibrillation is documented since this code is specifically indexed under “fibrillation,” “postoperative.” However, a surgeon at our facility is stating that arrhythmias after a CABG or valve replacement procedure should not be considered a complication. How should postoperative atrial fibrillation be reported when the condition is not further documented as a complication?
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