I70.498
I70.498: Other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, other extremity
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I70.498 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, other extremity. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I70.498 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.498
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on I70: Atherosclerosis
Other codes that can never be billed with I70.498
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
I70.498 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
- A56460Billing and Coding: Dialysis Access Maintenance
- A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›autologous vein graft›specified NEC›specified type NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under I70.49
- 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
- I70.499Other atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, unspecified extremity