I74.09: Other arterial embolism and thrombosis of abdominal aorta
I74.09 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other arterial embolism and thrombosis of abdominal aorta. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I74.09 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Aortic bifurcation syndrome
- Aortoiliac obstruction
- Leriche's syndrome
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I74.09
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on I74: Arterial embolism and thrombosis
- atheroembolism (I75.-)
- basilar embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.1)
- carotid embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.2)
- cerebral embolism and thrombosis (I63.3-I63.5, I66.-)
- coronary embolism and thrombosis (I21-I25)
- mesenteric embolism and thrombosis (K55.0-)
- ophthalmic embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)
- precerebral embolism and thrombosis NOS (I63.0-I63.2, I65.9)
- pulmonary embolism and thrombosis (I26.-)
- renal embolism and thrombosis (N28.0)
- retinal embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)
- septic embolism and thrombosis (I76)
- vertebral embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.0)
Risk adjustment
I74.09 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 264 Vascular Disease with Complications0.455 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
I74.09 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
- A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56476Billing and Coding: Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Leriche's syndrome(aortic bifurcation occlusion)
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›aortoiliac
- Occlusion, occluded›aortoiliac(chronic)
- Embolism›aorta, aortic›abdominal
- Embolism›aorta, aortic›bifurcation
- Syndrome›aortic›bifurcation
- Thrombosis, thrombotic›aorta, aortic›abdominal
- Thrombosis, thrombotic›aorta, aortic›bifurcation
- Thrombosis, thrombotic›aorta, aortic›terminal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.