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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 427.60
Premature beats, unspecified
  • Short description: Premature beats NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 427.60 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 427.60 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).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 427.60.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 427.60: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 427.60 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I49.40 Unspecified premature depolarization
Approximate Synonyms
  • Premature beats
Applies To
  • Ectopic beats
  • Extrasystoles
  • Extrasystolic arrhythmia
  • Premature contractions or systoles NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 427.60:
  • Arrhythmia (auricle) (cardiac) (cordis) (gallop rhythm) (juvenile) (nodal) (reflex) (sinus) (supraventricular) (transitory) (ventricle) 427.9
    • contractions, premature 427.60
    • extrasystolic 427.60
  • Beats
    • ectopic 427.60
    • escaped, heart 427.60
  • Contraction, contracture, contracted
  • Ectopic, ectopia (congenital) 759.89
    • beats 427.60
  • Escaped beats, heart 427.60
  • Extrasystole 427.60
  • Premature - see also condition
    • contractions 427.60
      • atrial 427.61
      • auricular 427.61
      • auriculoventricular 427.61
      • heart (extrasystole) 427.60
      • junctional 427.60
      • nodal 427.60
      • postoperative 997.1
      • ventricular 427.69
 427.6 ICD9Data.com 427.61 
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