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I70.92

I70.92: Chronic total occlusion of artery of the extremities

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I70.92 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic total occlusion of artery of the extremities. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Complete occlusion of artery of the extremities
  • Total occlusion of artery of the extremities

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I70.92

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on I70.9: Other and unspecified atherosclerosis

  • disorders of pyrophosphate metabolism (E83.82-)

Written on I70: Atherosclerosis

  • arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (I25.1-)
  • arteriosclerotic heart disease (I25.1-)
  • atheroembolism (I75.-)
  • cerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
  • coronary atherosclerosis (I25.1-)
  • mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)
  • precerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
  • primary pulmonary atherosclerosis (I27.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with I70.92

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

I70.92 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies: 19 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
  • A56423Billing and Coding: Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing
  • A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
  • A56680Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Occlusion, occluded›artery›complete›extremities
  • Occlusion, occluded›artery›total›extremities

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under I70.9

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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