I49.1

I49.1: Atrial premature depolarization

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I49.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atrial premature depolarization. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Atrial premature beats

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I49.1

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on I49: Other cardiac arrhythmias

bradycardia NOS (R00.1)
neonatal dysrhythmia (P29.1-)
sinoatrial bradycardia (R00.1)
sinus bradycardia (R00.1)
vagal bradycardia (R00.1)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I49.1 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies: 19 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
A57183Billing and Coding: Cardiovascular Stress Testing, Including Exercise and/or Pharmacological Stress and Stress Echocardiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Beat›atrial, premature
Depolarization, premature›atrial
Ectopic, ectopia›atrial beats
Extrasystoles›atrial
Extrasystoles›auricular
Beat›premature›atrial
Beat›premature›auricular
Beat›premature›supraventricular
Contraction, contracture, contracted›premature›atrium
Contraction, contracture, contracted›premature›supraventricular
Ectopic, ectopia›beats›atrial
Premature›beats›atrial

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.