I70.229: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremity
I70.229 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremity. 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
I70.229 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
I70.229 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A56680Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A57174Billing and Coding: MolDX: Pharmacogenomics Testing
- A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›leg
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›leg›with›rest pain(and intermittent claudication)
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›leg›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
- I70.222Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, left 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