ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99
I47.20
Ventricular tachycardia, unspecified
Diseases of the circulatory system
Quick facts
- Code
- I47.20
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
- Category
- I47 — Paroxysmal tachycardia
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM I47.20 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in I47
- I47Paroxysmal tachycardia
- I47.0Re-entry ventricular arrhythmia
- I47.1Supraventricular tachycardia
- I47.10Supraventricular tachycardia, unspecified
- I47.11Inappropriate sinus tachycardia, so stated
- I47.19Other supraventricular tachycardia
- I47.2Ventricular tachycardia
- I47.21Torsades de pointes
- I47.29Other ventricular tachycardia
- I47.9Paroxysmal tachycardia, unspecified
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