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ICD-10-CM Code for Paroxysmal tachycardia, unspecified I47.9

ICD-10 code I47.9 for Paroxysmal tachycardia, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

Official Long Descriptor

Paroxysmal tachycardia, unspecified
Bouveret (-Hoffman) syndrome

I47

Excludes1: tachycardia NOS (R00.0)
sinoauricular tachycardia NOS (R00.0)
sinus [sinusal] tachycardia NOS (R00.0)

Code first tachycardia complicating:
abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
obstetric surgery and procedures (O75.4)

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