I71.6
I71.6 — Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I71.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
I71.6 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead I71.6
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I71. If I71.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- I71.0Dissection of aorta
- I71.1Thoracic aortic aneurysm, ruptured
- I71.2Thoracic aortic aneurysm, without rupture
- I71.3Abdominal aortic aneurysm, ruptured
- I71.4Abdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture
- I71.5Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, ruptured
- I71.8Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, ruptured
- I71.9Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, without rupture
Questions about I71.6
- Is I71.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. I71.6 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does I71.6 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79).