I70.203

I70.203: Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, bilateral legs

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral

I70.203 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, bilateral legs. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I70.203 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.203

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

Written on I70.2: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities

atherosclerosis of bypass graft of extremities (I70.30-I70.79)

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 I70.203

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

I70.203 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies: 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
A56675Billing and Coding: Homocysteine Level, Serum

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›leg›bilateral

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.