I70.312
I70.312: Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, left leg
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
I70.312 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, left leg. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I70.312 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above I70.312
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.312
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on I70: Atherosclerosis
Other codes that can never be billed with I70.312
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
I70.312 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
- A56384Billing and Coding: Supervised Exercise Therapy for the Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease with Symptomatic Lower Extremity Intermittent Claudication
- A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
- A56675Billing and Coding: Homocysteine Level, Serum
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›leg›left›with›intermittent claudication
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under I70.31
- I70.311Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, right leg
- I70.313Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs
- I70.318Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, other extremity
- I70.319Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, unspecified extremity