I45.9 - Conduction disorder, unspecified
| ICD-10: | I45.9 |
| Short Description: | Conduction disorder, unspecified |
| Long Description: | Conduction disorder, unspecified |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
I45.9 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of conduction disorder, unspecified. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like I45.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Aberrantly conducted complex
- Abnormal cardiac conduction
- Atrial septal defect, atrioventricular conduction defect syndrome
- Cardiac syncope
- Conduction disorder of the heart
- Congenital conduction defect
- Congenital conduction defect
- EKG: heart block
- Heart block
- Heart block due to drug
- Malfunction from artificial pacing
- Microcephalus, cerebellar hypoplasia, cardiac conduction defect syndrome
- Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia with block
- Rhythm from artificial pacing
- Stokes-Adams attack
Clinical Information
- Heart Block-. impaired conduction of cardiac impulse that can occur anywhere along the conduction pathway, such as between the sinoatrial node and the right atrium (sa block) or between atria and ventricles (av block). heart blocks can be classified by the duration, frequency, or completeness of conduction block. reversibility depends on the degree of structural or functional defects.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to this diagnosis code:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Heart block NOS
- Stokes-Adams syndrome
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Arrhythmia (auricle) (cardiac) (juvenile) (nodal) (reflex) (supraventricular) (transitory) (ventricle) - I49.9
- - block - I45.9
- - Attack, attacks
- - Adams-Stokes - I45.9
- - Stokes-Adams - I45.9
- - Block, blocked
- - arrhythmic - I45.9
- - cardiac - I45.9
- - conduction - I45.9
- - heart - I45.9
- - Defect, defective - Q89.9
- - conduction (heart) - I45.9
- - Delay, delayed
- - conduction (cardiac) (ventricular) - I45.9
- - Disease, diseased - See Also: Syndrome;
- - Disorder (of) - See Also: Disease;
- - conduction, heart - I45.9
- - Dropped heart beats - I45.9
- - Morgagni-Stokes-Adams syndrome - I45.9
- - Stokes-Adams disease or syndrome - I45.9
- - Syndrome - See Also: Disease;
- - Adams-Stokes (-Morgagni) - I45.9
- - Morgagni-Adams-Stokes - I45.9
- - Spen's - I45.9
- - Stokes (-Adams) - I45.9
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| I45.9 | 426.9 - Conduction disorder NOS |
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 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
