I70.49
I70.49 — Other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I70.49 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
I70.49 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 I70.49
5 child codes. Green means billable.
- I70.491Other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, right leg
- I70.492Other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, left leg
- I70.493Other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, bilateral legs
- I70.498Other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, other extremity
- I70.499Other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, unspecified extremity
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I70.4. If I70.49 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
- I70.44Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left 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
Questions about I70.49
- Is I70.49 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. I70.49 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does I70.49 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79).