Is I49.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. I49.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does I49.0 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Other forms of heart disease (I30-I5A).

I49.0

I49.0 — Ventricular fibrillation and flutter

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

I49.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for ventricular fibrillation and flutter. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

I49.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead I49.0

2 child codes. Green means billable.

I49.01Ventricular fibrillation
I49.02Ventricular flutter

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I49. If I49.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

I49.1Atrial premature depolarization
I49.2Junctional premature depolarization
I49.3Ventricular premature depolarization
I49.4Other and unspecified premature depolarization
I49.5Sick sinus syndrome
I49.8Other specified cardiac arrhythmias
I49.9Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified

Questions about I49.0

Is I49.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. I49.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does I49.0 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Other forms of heart disease (I30-I5A).