AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2026 Quarter 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes
Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) and Other Cardiac Arrhythmias
A patient presented to the emergency department due to asymptomatic bradycardia with a pulse noted by the home health assistant to be in the 30’s. The patient’s home cardiac monitor showed an episode of bigeminy that lasted about 30 minutes. The patient’s symptoms subsequently resolved without incident. The provider documented “ventricular bigeminy” in the impression. What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis code assignment for ventricular bigeminy? ...