I70.319

I70.319: Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, unspecified extremity

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I70.319 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, unspecified extremity. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I70.319 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I70.319

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I70.3: Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities

embolism or thrombus of bypass graft(s) of extremities (T82.8-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.319

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 I70.319

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

I70.319 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56680Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›leg›with›intermittent claudication

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.