Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 785
Symptoms involving cardiovascular system
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 8 ICD-9-CM codes below 785 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • Abnormally rapid heartbeat, usually with a heart rate above 100 beats per minute for adults. Tachycardia accompanied by disturbance in the cardiac depolarization (cardiac arrhythmia) is called tachyarrhythmia
  • An abnormally rapid heartbeat, usually applied to a heart rate above 100 per minute
  • Excessive rapidity in the action of the heart
  • Rapid beating of the heart, usually defined as greater than 100 beats per minute
  • Tachycardia; an abnormally rapid heartbeat, usually applied to a heart rate above 100 per minute
785 Excludes
  • heart failure NOS (428.9)
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