R94.31
R94.31: Abnormal electrocardiogram [ECG] [EKG]
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R94.31 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abnormal electrocardiogram [ecg] [ekg]. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R94.31 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- long QT syndrome (I45.81)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R94.31 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
- A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
- A56494Billing and Coding: Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine
- A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›electrocardiogram [ECG] [EKG]
- Prolonged, prolongation›QT interval
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.