I72.8

I72.8: Aneurysm of other specified arteries

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I72.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for aneurysm of other specified arteries. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I72.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I72.8

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)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

I72.8 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Aneurysm›celiac
Aneurysm›gastroduodenal
Aneurysm›gastroepiploic
Aneurysm›hepatic
Aneurysm›innominate(nonsyphilitic)
Aneurysm›mediastinal(nonsyphilitic)
Aneurysm›pancreaticoduodenal
Aneurysm›peripheral NEC
Aneurysm›specified NEC
Aneurysm›spinal(cord)
Aneurysm›splenic
Aneurysm›subclavian(artery) (ruptured)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.