(2022) How To Code RBBB ICD 10 – List With Codes & Guidelines

This article will outline the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and the ICD 10 CM code for RBBB.

RBBB ICD 10 Causes

RBBB ICD 10 stands for Right Bundle Branch Block. Electrical impulses in the heart muscle move along a path that includes two branches known as right and left bundles. If one of the bundles is damaged (for example in a heart attack), the electrical impulses are blocked and the heart muscle beats more slowly. When there are no electrical impulses in the heart, the muscle beats faster and contracts more efficiently.

The reasons why the right bundle (branch) is blocked can be blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism), heart attack, myocardial infarction, a birth defect or congenital heart defect (such as a hole in the wall separating the upper chamber of the heart from the atrial septal defect), high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries (pulmonary hypertension) or a connection of the heart muscle with bacteria, viruses or myocarditis. However, there is no known cause for either.

RBBB ICD 10 Symptoms

The RBBB ICD 10 causes no symptoms. In fact, some people may have RBBB ICD 10 for years and never know.

Some people experience something like a presyncope. Presyncope involves the feeling that they faint, but never really faint. Others have delayed the arrival of electrical impulses in the right ventricle, which can lead to fainting or unusual heart rhythms that affect blood pressure.

RBBB ICD 10 Diagnosis

An RBBB ICD 10 can be diagnosed by a doctor by using an electrocardiogram (ECG). The causes of how the bundle branches are blocked may vary depending on which of the left or right bundle branches is affected. In contrast, causes of the blockage of the left branch are myocardial infarction (myocardial infarction), high blood pressure (hypertension), infection of the heart muscle (bacteria, viruses or myocarditis), thickening or stiffening of the weakened heart muscle or cardiomyopathy.

This test provides information about the heart and the electrical system.

A GP or cardiologist can diagnose the patient. Some health care providers may want to consider whether the patient has other conditions. People can find out if they have the right bundle of branches or blocks by having an ECG done or for other reasons.

This includes a thorough history and physical examination. In addition, the ECG may include follow-up examinations such as an echocardiogram, which examines blood flow to the heart, and a cardiac movement test, which assesses lung health and function, as well as blood formation.

RBBB ICD 10 Treatment

Doctors should treat RBBB ICD 10 as soon as results are available. Treatment can take place when the bundle of branches is blocked. Implantation of a pacemaker may or may not be useful. If the bundle is affected or associated with a heart attack, if it is blocked or is associated with loss of consciousness or syncope, or if the patient has enlarged cardiomyopathy, implantation of pacemaker may be helpful.

ICD 10 Code For RBBB

ICD 10 CM I45.10 Unspecified right bundle-branch block
ICD 10 CM I45.1 Other and unspecified right bundle-branch block
ICD 10 CM I45.10 Unspecified right bundle-branch block
ICD 10 CM I45.19 Other right bundle-branch block