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I70.1

I70.1: Atherosclerosis of renal artery

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I70.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of renal artery. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I70.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • atherosclerosis of renal arterioles (I12.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Goldblatt's kidney

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.1

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 I70.1

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

  • I77.6Arteritis, unspecified
  • N28.0Ischemia and infarction of kidney

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

I70.1 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies: 19 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
  • A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
  • A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
  • A56675Billing and Coding: Homocysteine Level, Serum

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Goldblatt's hypertension or kidney
  • Hypertension, hypertensive›Goldblatt's
  • Stenosis, stenotic›renal artery
  • Stricture›renal artery
  • Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›renal›artery
  • Stenosis, stenotic›artery NEC›renal
  • Stricture›artery›renal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under I70

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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