I47.2 Ventricular tachycardia

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from I47 Paroxysmal tachycardia

Excludes1 (never code together)

• tachycardia NOS (R00.0)
• sinoauricular tachycardia NOS (R00.0)
• sinus [sinusal] tachycardia NOS (R00.0)

Code first

• tachycardia complicating:
• abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
• obstetric surgery and procedures (O75.4)

Codes under I47.2

• I47.20 Ventricular tachycardia, unspecified
• I47.21 Torsades de pointes
• I47.29 Other ventricular tachycardia

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 427.1 Paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to I47.2

Back-references to I47.2

• Use Additional: G90.81 Serotonin syndrome ("ventricular tachycardia (I47.2-)")
• Code First: I21.A1 Myocardial infarction type 2 ("paroxysmal tachycardia (I47.0-I47.9)")

Back-references to I47

• Code First: I5A Non-ischemic myocardial injury (non-traumatic) ("paroxysmal tachycardia (I47.-)")
• Code Also: M35.81 Multisystem inflammatory syndrome ("cardiac arrhythmia (I47-I49.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: R00 Abnormalities of heart beat ("specified arrhythmias (I47-I49)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R00.0 Tachycardia, unspecified ("paroxysmal tachycardia (I47.-)")

Nearby codes

• I47.0 Re-entry ventricular arrhythmia
• I47.1 Supraventricular tachycardia
• I47.10 Supraventricular tachycardia, unspecified
• I47.11 Inappropriate sinus tachycardia, so stated
• I47.19 Other supraventricular tachycardia
• I47.2 Ventricular tachycardia (this code)
• I47.20 Ventricular tachycardia, unspecified
• I47.21 Torsades de pointes
• I47.29 Other ventricular tachycardia
• I47.9 Paroxysmal tachycardia, unspecified