I49.3

Approximate Synonyms

• Ventricular premature beats

Clinical Information

• A type of cardiac arrhythmia with premature contractions of the heart ventricles. It is characterized by the premature qrs complex on ecg that is of abnormal shape and great duration generally >129 msec). It is the most common form of all cardiac arrhythmias. Premature ventricular complexes have no clinical significance except in concurrence with heart diseases.

• Ectopic impulses originating in the ventricles.

• Premature ventricular beats, the most common of all arrhythmias; in the absence of heart disease, they are not of great clinical significance, but in patients with coronary disease, they represent a constant danger of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation and sudden death.

Details

• I49.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM I49.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I49.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 I49.3 may differ.