I48.1
I48.1: Persistent atrial fibrillation
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I48.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for persistent atrial fibrillation. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- Permanent atrial fibrillation (I48.21)
Other codes that can never be billed with I48.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I48.20Chronic atrial fibrillation, unspecified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead I48.1
2 child codes. Green means billable.