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I73.1

I73.1: Thromboangiitis obliterans [Buerger's disease]

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I73.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for thromboangiitis obliterans [buerger's disease]. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I73.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I73.1

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

Written on I73: Other peripheral vascular diseases

Other codes that can never be billed with I73.1

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

  • I96Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

I73.1 is named in 23 Medicare coverage policies: 23 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
  • A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
  • A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
  • A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Buerger's disease(thromboangiitis obliterans)
  • Thromboangiitis
  • Disease, diseased›Buerger's(thromboangiitis obliterans)
  • Gangrene, gangrenous›presenile
  • Thromboangiitis›obliterans(general)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under I73

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.