I44 — Atrioventricular and left bundle-branch block
Not billable
Is I44 billable?
No — I44 is a non-billable header code. I44 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 10 billable codes beneath I44.
Billable codes under this header
- I44.0Atrioventricular block, first degree
- I44.1Atrioventricular block, second degree
- I44.2Atrioventricular block, complete
- I44.4Left anterior fascicular block
- I44.5Left posterior fascicular block
- I44.7Left bundle-branch block, unspecified
- I44.30Unspecified atrioventricular block
- I44.39Other atrioventricular block
- I44.60Unspecified fascicular block
- I44.69Other fascicular block
I44 at a glance
| Code | I44 |
|---|---|
| Description | Atrioventricular and left bundle-branch block |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I44, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I44 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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.-)
What codes fall under I44? (8)
- I44.0Atrioventricular block, first degree
- I44.1Atrioventricular block, second degree
- I44.2Atrioventricular block, complete
- I44.3Other and unspecified atrioventricular blocknot billable
- I44.4Left anterior fascicular block
- I44.5Left posterior fascicular block
- I44.6Other and unspecified fascicular blocknot billable
- I44.7Left bundle-branch block, unspecified
How long has I44 existed?
I44 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.