2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 427.41
Ventricular fibrillation
- arrhythmia characterized by fibrillary contractions of the ventricular muscle due to rapid repetitive excitation of myocardial fibers without coordinated contraction of the ventricle.
- An arrhythmia characterized by an irregular pattern of high or low-amplitude waves that cannot be differentiated into QRS complexes or T waves. These electrocardiographic waves occur as a result of fibrillary contractions of the ventricular muscle due to rapid repetitive excitation of myocardial fibers without coordinated contraction of the ventricle. (NCI)
- ICD-9-CM 427.41 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
427.41 Alternative Terminology
Convert 427.41 to ICD-10-CM 
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 427.41:
cardiac (ventricular) 
ventricular 
