2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I44.2

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
• Acquired complete atrioventricular block
• Acquired complete atrioventricular block
• Complete atrioventricular block
• Complete atrioventricular block
• Complete atrioventricular block as complication of atrioventricular nodal ablation
• ECG: idioventricular rhythm
• EKG: complete atrioventricular block
• Fusion beats
• Idioventricular rhythm
• Idioventricular rhythm
• Idioventricular rhythm
• Idioventricular rhythm
• Idioventricular rhythm
• Idioventricular rhythm
• Lev's syndrome
• Parasystole
• Postoperative atrioventricular block
• Postoperative cardiac arrhythmia
• Postoperative complete heart block
• Progressive familial heart block
• Ventricular escape beat
• Ventricular escape rhythm
• Ventricular parasystole

Clinical Information

• Parasystole

  a cardiac arrhythmia that is caused by interaction of two independently initiated cardiac impulses of different rates from two separate foci. generally one focus is the sinoatrial node, the normal pacemaker. the ectopic focus is usually in the heart ventricle but can be in the heart atrium or the atrioventricular node. modulation of the parasystolic rhythm by the sinus rhythm depends on the completeness of entrance block surrounding the parasystolic focus.

• Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm

  a type of automatic, not reentrant, ectopic ventricular rhythm with episodes lasting from a few seconds to a minute which usually occurs in patients with acute myocardial infarction or with digitalis toxicity. the ventricular rate is faster than normal but slower than tachycardia, with an upper limit of 100 -120 beats per minute. suppressive therapy is rarely necessary.

• Digitalis

  a genus of toxic herbaceous eurasian plants of the plantaginaceae which yield cardiotonic digitalis glycosides. the most useful species are digitalis lanata and d. purpurea.

I44.2 is grouped with Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a classification system used to group together diagnosis codes for the purpose of reimbursement and healthcare management. DRGs are used to standardize the way hospitals and other providers are paid for inpatient services. In this system patients are grouped together based on their principal diagnosis in areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). Once a patient is assigned a particular diagnostic category, providers receive a predetermined payment rate for the services rendered. This reimbursement rate is often fixed and is meant to cover the cost of care for that patient. Reimbursement is also affected by the relative weight of a diagnostic related group based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Diagnostic related groups encourage healthcare providers to focus on quality and efficiency in patient care while managing costs effectively. The diagnosis code is present in the following groups for version MS-DRG V41.0 applicable from 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024.

MS-DRG	MS-DRG Title	MCD	Relative Weight
308	CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC	05	1.2022
309	CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC	05	0.7447
310	CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC	05	0.553

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert I44.2 to ICD-9-CM

• ICD-9-CM Code: 426.0 - Atriovent block complete

Patient Education

Arrhythmia

An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. It means that your heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern. When the heart beats faster than normal, it is called tachycardia. When the heart beats too slowly, it is called bradycardia. The most common type of arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular and fast heart beat.

Many factors can affect your heart's rhythm, such as having had a heart attack, smoking, congenital heart defects, and stress. Some substances or medicines may also cause arrhythmias.

Symptoms of arrhythmias include:

• Fast or slow heart beat
• Skipping beats
• Lightheadedness or dizziness
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Sweating

Your doctor can run tests to find out if you have an arrhythmia. Treatment to restore a normal heart rhythm may include medicines, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or pacemaker, or sometimes surgery.

NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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Code History

• FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
• FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
• FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
• FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.