I70.9
I70.9: Other and unspecified atherosclerosis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I70.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other and unspecified atherosclerosis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- disorders of pyrophosphate metabolism (E83.82-)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.9
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 I70.9
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.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›artery
- Occlusion, occluded›artery
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead I70.9
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Other codes under I70
- I70.0Atherosclerosis of aorta
- I70.1Atherosclerosis of renal artery
- I70.2Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
- I70.3Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.4Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.5Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.6Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.7Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.8Atherosclerosis of other arteries