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I47.2 ICD-10-CM Code: Ventricular tachycardia

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
3 Excludes1 · 3 code-first instructions

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for I47.2 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025

Notes without a marker are published on I47.2 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Source: inherited from I47

Code First

Underlying conditions that must be sequenced before this code.

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

Source: inherited from I47

Coder workflow for I47.2

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code I47.2

  1. I47.2 is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).

    ReviewI47.20, I47.21, I47.22, I47.29

    See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

  2. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with I47.2. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

    See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath I47.2?
    Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
    No → I47.2 cannot be reported as written; query for the specificity its subcategory needs.

    ReviewI47.20, I47.21, I47.22, I47.29

  2. Does the documentation support a condition named in I47.2’s Excludes1 note?
    Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
    No → Continue.

    ReviewR00.0

  3. Is the underlying (etiologic) condition the Code First note names documented?
    Yes → Sequence the underlying condition first, then I47.2.
    No → Continue; do not add an underlying condition the record does not document.

    ReviewO08.8, O75.4

Consider I47.2. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).
The underlying (etiologic) condition
Named in the Code First note; sequenced before this code when documented (Guidelines I.A.13).

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting I47.2(3 notes)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with I47.2: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

    CompareR00.0

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

  • Code First — sequencing check(3 notes)

    Coding workflow: Check whether the underlying or etiologic condition the note names is documented. When it is, sequence it before I47.2. Do not add an underlying condition the record does not document.

    ReviewO08.8, O75.4

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.13

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: Both the condition I47.2 describes and a condition named in its Excludes1 note are documented for the same encounter.

Coding question: Can both codes be reported?

Path: Review the Excludes1 note and the excluded code, and look for a provider statement on whether the two conditions are related.

Reason: Excludes1 means the two are not coded together; the exception is when the record shows the conditions are unrelated to each other (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

ReviewR00.0

Documentation: The underlying condition the Code First note names is documented alongside this condition.

Coding question: How are the two sequenced?

Path: Review the Code First note.

Reason: The underlying condition is sequenced first and the manifestation follows (Guidelines I.A.13).

ReviewO08.8, O75.4

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Code Overview

Ventricular tachycardia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (I47.2). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Verify Before Coding

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name I47.2 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 1 Excludes1 note: R00.0 — Tachycardia, unspecified (via I47.-).

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 1 Excludes2 note: R00 — Abnormalities of heart beat (via I47.-).

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

Referenced by 2 Code First instructions: I21.A1 — Myocardial infarction type 2, I5A — Non-ischemic myocardial injury (non-traumatic) (via I47.-).

Each of these codes carries a Code First note naming this condition — when that code is reported, THIS code is sequenced first, ahead of it.

Referenced by 1 Use Additional Code instruction: G90.81 — Serotonin syndrome.

These codes instruct coders to additionally report this code when it applies.

Referenced by 1 Code Also instruction: M35.81 — Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (via I47.-).

These codes suggest coding this condition alongside when both are present.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):CIR017 — Cardiac dysrhythmias (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Cardiac dysrhythmias).

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, I47.20 — Ventricular tachycardia, unspecified, I47.21 — Torsades de pointes, I47.29 — Other ventricular tachycardia, I47.9 — Paroxysmal tachycardia, unspecified, I48.0 — Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, I48.1 — Persistent atrial fibrillation, I48.11 — Longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation, I48.19 — Other persistent atrial fibrillation, I48.2 — Chronic atrial fibrillation, I48.20 — Chronic atrial fibrillation, unspecified, I48.21 — Permanent atrial fibrillation, I48.3 — Typical atrial flutter, I48.4 — Atypical atrial flutter, I48.91 — Unspecified atrial fibrillation, I48.92 — Unspecified atrial flutter, +8 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of I47.2 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run I47.2 with these 6 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

Referenced by Code First instructions

Referenced by Use Additional Code instructions

  • G90.81 — Serotonin syndrome[Use Additional Code]: “ventricular tachycardia (I47.2-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Code Also instructions

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes (11)

Change history (2)

Common coding questions

Can I47.2 be billed directly?

No. I47.2 (Ventricular tachycardia) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Labels on this page: Official source data · MedCoder structured relationship · MedCoder explanation. How to read the labels · All data sources and release dates

Cite this page

Reference this page in a research guide, syllabus or article. The release is included because code content changes each year.

MedCoder.ai. "I47.2 — Ventricular tachycardia." ICD-10-CM FY2026. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/i47.2-ventricular-tachycardia

Change history

  • FY2023 — October 1, 2022
    Became a non-billable header
    FY2023 changes
  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Ventricular tachycardia

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to I47.2 in its code family, with their registry titles.

View all codes in the I47 family