Cardiology Coding Alert

Reader Question:

Report I45.6 for WPW Syndrome

Question: The cardiologist documented Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, but I’m not sure which ICD-10 code to report. Can you help me?

Texas Subscriber

Answer: You should report I45.6 (Pre-excitation syndrome), for WPW syndrome.

The following conditions are also covered under I45.6:

  • Accelerated atrioventricular conduction
  • Accessory atrioventricular conduction
  • Anomalous atrioventricular excitation
  • Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome
  • Pre-excitation atrioventricular conduction.