Is I70.409 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. I70.409 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does I70.409 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79).

I70.409

I70.409 — Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, unspecified extremity

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I70.409 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, unspecified extremity. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

I70.409 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I70.409 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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How I70.409 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I70.409.

Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›autologous vein graft
Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›autologous vein graft›leg

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I70.40. If I70.409 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I70.409

Is I70.409 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. I70.409 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does I70.409 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79).