I70.75: Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of other extremity with ulceration
I70.75 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of other extremity with ulceration. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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- code to identify severity of ulcer (L98.49)
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.75
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 I70.75
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I77.6Arteritis, unspecified
Risk adjustment
I70.75 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to these categories:
- HCC 263 Atherosclerosis of Arteries of the Extremities with Ulceration or Gangrene1.118 RAF
- HCC 383 Chronic Ulcer of Skin, Except Pressure, Not Specified as Through to Bone or Muscle0.646 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
I70.75 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
- A55909Billing and Coding: Wound Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic›extremities›bypass graft›specified graft NEC›specified NEC›with›ulceration(and intermittent claudication and rest pain)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under I70.7
- I70.70Unspecified atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.71Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication
- I70.72Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
- I70.73Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration
- I70.74Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration
- I70.76Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene
- I70.79Other atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities