I70.729: Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremity
I70.729 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremity. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I70.729 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.729
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 I70.729
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I77.6Arteritis, unspecified
Risk adjustment
I70.729 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 264 Vascular Disease with Complications0.455 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
I70.729 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56680Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›bypass graft›specified graft NEC
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›bypass graft›specified graft NEC›leg
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›specified graft NEC›leg›with›rest pain(and intermittent claudication)
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›with›critical limb ischemia›bypass graft›specified graft NEC›leg›with›rest pain(and intermittent claudication)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under I70.72
- I70.721Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, right leg
- I70.722Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, left leg
- I70.723Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs
- I70.728Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, other extremity