I47.22: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia [CPVT]

New code · FY2027

Billable: use this code on claims.

• New code, effective October 1, 2026 (FY2027). Before that, this condition was coded as I47.29.

Code breakdown

Coding notes

Inclusion terms

• Familial polymorphic ventricular tachycardia [FPVT]

Excludes1 (from I47)

• tachycardia NOS (R00.0)
• sinoauricular tachycardia NOS (R00.0)
• sinus [sinusal] tachycardia NOS (R00.0)

Code first (from I47)

• tachycardia complicating:
• abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
• obstetric surgery and procedures (O75.4)

Medicare coverage

I47.22 is listed as a covered diagnosis in 9 Medicare billing and coding articles:

• A56391 Billing and Coding: Implantable Automatic Defibrillators
• A56625 Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
• A57183 Billing and Coding: Cardiovascular Stress Testing, Including Exercise and/or Pharmacological Stress and Stress Echocardiography
• A57326 Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
• A59268 Billing and Coding: Ambulatory Electrocardiograph (AECG) Monitoring
• A59270 Billing and Coding: Ambulatory Electrocardiograph (AECG) Monitoring
• A59657 Billing and Coding: Artificial Hearts and Percutaneous Endovascular Cardiac Assist Procedures and Devices
• A60279 Billing and Coding: Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices
• A60286 Billing and Coding: Temporary Nontherapeutic Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring Devices

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All FY2027 ICD-10-CM changes

ICD-10-CM codes and descriptions are from the CMS and NCHS code files. Coverage is from the CMS Medicare Coverage Database billing and coding articles.