I70.561 — Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, right leg
I70.561 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, right leg. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I70.561 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 263 Atherosclerosis of Arteries of the Extremities with Ulceration or Gangrene1.118 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.
Medicare coverage
I70.561 is named in 44 Medicare coverage policies — 44 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
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- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
How I70.561 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 I70.561.
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›nonautologous biological graft›leg›right›with›gangrene(and intermittent claudication, rest pain and ulcer)
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›bypass graft›nonautologous biological graft›leg›right›with›gangrene(and intermittent claudication, rest pain, and ulcer)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I70.56. If I70.561 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- I70.562Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, left leg
- I70.563Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, bilateral legs
- I70.568Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, other extremity
- I70.569Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, unspecified extremity
Questions about I70.561
- Is I70.561 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I70.561 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I70.561 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79).