2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 426.82
Long QT syndrome
- prolongation of Q-T interval combined with torsades de pointes and manifests as several different forms; may be acquired or congenital; may lead to serious arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.
- A ventricular arrhythmia characterized by syncopal episodes and a long QT interval, sometimes leading to sudden death due to paroxysmal ventricular arrhythmia. This arrhythmia is associated with a prolongation of repolarisation following depolarization of the cardiac ventricles. The prolongation of the Q-T interval combined with torsades de pointes manifests as several different forms; some may be acquired or congenital; some may lead to serious arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. (NCI)
- ICD-9-CM 426.82 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 426.82: 2013.
426.82 Alternative Terminology
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 426.82:
QT interval 
Jervell-Lange-Nielsen 
