I49.3 — Ventricular premature depolarization
I49.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ventricular premature depolarization. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I49.3 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I49.3 is named in 26 Medicare coverage policies — 26 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56391Billing and Coding: Implantable Automatic Defibrillators
- A56391Billing and Coding: Implantable Automatic Defibrillators
- A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
- A56602Billing and Coding: Cardiac Rhythm Device Evaluation
How I49.3 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I49.3.
- Depolarization, premature›ventricular
- Ectopic, ectopia›ventricular beats
- Extrasystoles›ventricular
- Premature›ventricular systole
- Ventricle, ventricular›escape
- Contraction, contracture, contracted›premature›ventricular
- Ectopic, ectopia›beats›ventricular
- Premature›contraction›ventricular
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I49. If I49.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I49.3
- Is I49.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I49.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I49.3 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Other forms of heart disease (I30-I5A).