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I70.323

I70.323: Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral

I70.323 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I70.323

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 I70.323

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 I70.323

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • I77.6Arteritis, unspecified

Risk adjustment

I70.323 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

I70.323 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
  • A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
  • A56675Billing and Coding: Homocysteine Level, Serum
  • A56680Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›bypass graft›leg›bilateral
  • Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›leg›bilateral›with›rest pain(and intermittent claudication)
  • Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›bypass graft›leg›bilateral›with›rest pain(and intermittent claudication)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under I70.32

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.