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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Circulatory System 390-459 > Other Forms Of Heart Disease 420-429 > Cardiac Dysrhythmias 427.* >

2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 427.1

Paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 427.1 can be accessed here.

  • An abnormally rapid ventricular rhythm with wide QRS complexes, usually in excess of 150 per minute. It is generated within the ventricle, below the BUNDLE OF HIS, and is most commonly associated with atrioventricular dissociation.
  • 427.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 427.1 contains 5 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 427.* hierarchy

427.1 also known as:

  • Ventricular tachycardia (paroxysmal)

Index entries containing 427.1:

Tachycardia 785.0
  • paroxysmal 427.2
    • psychogenic 316 [427.2]
      • ventricular 316 [427.1]
    • ventricular 427.1
      • psychogenic 316 [427.1]
  • ventricular (paroxysmal) 427.1
    • psychogenic 316 [427.1]