I48.2 — Chronic atrial fibrillation
Not billable
Is I48.2 billable?
No — I48.2 is a non-billable header code. I48.2 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 2 billable codes beneath I48.2.
Billable codes under this header
I48.2 at a glance
| Code | I48.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Chronic atrial fibrillation |
| 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 I48.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I48.2 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 I48.2? (2)
How long has I48.2 existed?
I48.2 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2021: I48.2 stopped being billable
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.