I72.0

I72.0: Aneurysm of carotid artery

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I72.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for aneurysm of carotid artery. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I72.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

aneurysm of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (I67.1)
aneurysm of internal carotid artery NOS (I67.1)

Inclusion terms

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

Aneurysm of common carotid artery
Aneurysm of external carotid artery
Aneurysm of internal carotid artery, extracranial portion

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I72.0

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

Written on I72: Other aneurysm

acquired aneurysm (I77.0)
aneurysm (of) aorta (I71.-)
aneurysm (of) arteriovenous NOS (Q27.3-)
carotid artery dissection (I77.71)
cerebral (nonruptured) aneurysm (I67.1)
coronary aneurysm (I25.4)
coronary artery dissection (I25.42)
dissection of artery NEC (I77.79)
dissection of precerebral artery, congenital (nonruptured) (Q28.1)
heart aneurysm (I25.3)
iliac artery dissection (I77.72)
precerebral artery, congential (nonruptured) (Q28.1)
pulmonary artery aneurysm (I28.1)
renal artery dissection (I77.73)
retinal aneurysm (H35.0)
ruptured cerebral aneurysm (I60.7)
varicose aneurysm (I77.0)
vertebral artery dissection (I77.74)

Other codes that can never be billed with I72.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Q28Other congenital malformations of circulatory system

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I72.0 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Aneurysm›carotid artery(common) (external)
Aneurysm›neck
Aneurysm›carotid artery›internal›extracranial portion

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.