I49.2

I49.2: Junctional premature depolarization

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I49.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for junctional premature depolarization. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I49.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I49.2

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

I49.2 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 238 Specified Heart Arrhythmias0.299 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

I49.2 is named in 26 Medicare coverage policies: 26 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
A55001Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
A56602Billing and Coding: Cardiac Rhythm Device Evaluation

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Depolarization, premature›junctional
Extrasystoles›junctional
Contraction, contracture, contracted›premature›junctional
Premature›contraction›atrioventricular
Premature›contraction›junctional

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.