BC71

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Ventricular tachyarrhythmia

Description

Any ventricular rhythm disturbance with a rate faster than the normal age dependent ventricular escape rate.

Exclusions from above levels

  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Child codes

  • BC71.0 – Ventricular tachycardia
  • BC71.1 – Ventricular fibrillation
  • BC71.2 – Re-entry ventricular arrhythmia
  • BC71.Y – Other specified ventricular tachyarrhythmia
  • BC71.Z – Ventricular tachyarrhythmia, unspecified

Sibling codes

  • BC70 – Ventricular premature depolarization
  • BC7Y – Other specified ventricular rhythm disturbance
  • BC7Z – Ventricular rhythm disturbance, unspecified

Foundation entity

Ventricular tachyarrhythmia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1612630748

Part of: 11: Diseases of the circulatory system