I70.0

I70.0: Atherosclerosis of aorta

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I70.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of aorta. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I70.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on I70: Atherosclerosis

arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (I25.1-)
arteriosclerotic heart disease (I25.1-)
atheroembolism (I75.-)
cerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
coronary atherosclerosis (I25.1-)
mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)
precerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
primary pulmonary atherosclerosis (I27.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with I70.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

I77.6Arteritis, unspecified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I70.0 is named in 28 Medicare coverage policies: 28 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Aortitis›arteriosclerotic
Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›aorta
Atheroma, atheromatous›aorta, aortic
Atheroma, atheromatous›aorto-iliac
Calcification›aorta
Degeneration, degenerative›aorta, aortic
Sclerosis, sclerotic›aorta, aortic
Stenosis, stenotic›aorta›arteriosclerotic
Stenosis, stenotic›aorta›calcified
Stricture›aorta›arteriosclerotic
Stricture›aorta›calcified

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.