ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
I48.91 Unspecified atrial fibrillation
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Coding notes for I48.91
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Chapter 9 notes (apply to every code in it)
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Related codes in I48.9
Latest research on atrial fibrillation
- Frailty in older adults with atrial fibrillation is multifactorial and associated with metabolic and cognitive factors
- Apixaban (Eliquis) is associated with reduced rates of ischemic stroke and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced chronic kidney disease compared with warfarin (Coumadin)
- Catheter ablation within 1 year of atrial fibrillation diagnosis is associated with reduced risk of recurrence
- COVID-19 vaccination is associated with reduced risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation following COVID-19 infection
- Association between atrial fibrillation and both the in-hospital mortality and disease severity in acute pancreatitis: insights from a multicenter study
Landmark trials from 2MM Classics
- Rivaroxaban noninferior to warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and bioprosthetic mitral valves [Classics Series]
- The EARLY-AF Trial: Catheter cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation [Classics Series]
- EAST-AFNET 4 Trial: Early Rhythm Control vs Usual Care in Atrial Fibrillation (East AF) [Classics Series]
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