ICD-10 diagnosis code

I48.2 Chronic atrial fibrillation

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I48.2 is the ICD-10 code for Chronic atrial fibrillation. It is a four-character subcategory of I48 (Atrial fibrillation and flutter), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block I30–I52 (Other forms of heart disease) in Chapter IX, Diseases of the circulatory system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
IX · I00–I99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

I48.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

I48.2Kroniskt förmaksflimmer

NorwayICD-10-NO

I48.2Kronisk atrieflimmer

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DI482Kronisk atrieflimren

FinlandICD-10-FI

I48.2Pysyvä eteisvärinä

GermanyICD-10-GM

I48.2Vorhofflimmern, permanent

FranceICD-10-FR

I48.2Fibrillation auriculaire chronique [permanente]

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

I48.2chronisch atriumfibrilleren

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • I48.20Chronic atrial fibrillation, unspecified
  • I48.21Permanent atrial fibrillation

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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