Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V45.00
Unspecified cardiac device in situ
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM V45.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V45.00 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V45.00 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z95.9 Presence of cardiac and vascular implant and graft, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Presence of cardiac device
  • Presence of cardiac device in the patient
  • Presence of cardiac device in-situ w elective replacement indicator
  • Presence of cardiac device in-situ w end of life indicator
  • Presence of cardiac device in-situ with elective replacement indicator
  • Presence of cardiac device in-situ with end of life indicator
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V45.00:
  • Cardiac - see also condition
    • device
      • defibrillator, automatic implantable (with synchronous cardiac pacemaker) V45.02
      • in situ NEC V45.00
      • pacemaker
      • carotid sinus
  • Status (post)
    • cardiac
      • device (in situ) V45.00
        • carotid sinus V45.09
        • defibrillator, automatic implantable (with synchronous cardiac pacemaker) V45.02
        • pacemaker V45.01
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM V45.00 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2015 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.