I70.44
I70.44 — Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
I70.44 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
Risk adjustment
I70.44 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.
Code to one of these instead I70.44
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- I70.441Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of thigh
- I70.442Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of calf
- I70.443Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of ankle
- I70.444Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot
- I70.445Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of other part of foot
- I70.448Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of other part of lower leg
- I70.449Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of unspecified site
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I70.4. If I70.44 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- I70.40Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.41Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication
- I70.42Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
- I70.43Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration
- I70.45Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of other extremity with ulceration
- I70.46Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene
- I70.49Other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
Questions about I70.44
- Is I70.44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. I70.44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does I70.44 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79).