I49.8
I49.8: Other specified cardiac arrhythmias
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I49.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified cardiac arrhythmias. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I49.8 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A60278Billing and Coding: Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices
- A60285Billing and Coding: Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices
- A60291Billing and Coding: Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices
- A60292Billing and Coding: Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices
Code history
- deletedFY2024-FY2027
Other specified cardiac arrhythmias
Code to one of these instead I49.8
3 child codes. Green means billable.