I70.222: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, left leg
I70.222 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, left leg. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I77.6Arteritis, unspecified
Risk adjustment
I70.222 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 264 Vascular Disease with Complications0.455 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
I70.222 is named in 36 Medicare coverage policies: 36 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
- A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›leg›left
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›leg›left›with›rest pain(and intermittent claudication)
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›leg›left›with›rest pain(and intermittent claudication)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under I70.22
- I70.221Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, right leg
- I70.223Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs
- I70.228Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, other extremity
- I70.229Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremity