I77.0
I77.0: Arteriovenous fistula, acquired
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I77.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for arteriovenous fistula, acquired. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I77.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Aneurysmal varix
- Arteriovenous aneurysm, acquired
Other codes that can never be billed with I77.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Q27.3Arteriovenous malformation (peripheral)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I77.0 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies: 21 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A55354Billing and Coding: Frequency of Hemodialysis
- A55672Billing and Coding: Frequency of Hemodialysis
- A55675Billing and Coding: Frequency of Hemodialysis
- A55703Billing and Coding: Frequency of Hemodialysis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Fistula›arteriovenous(acquired) (nonruptured)
- Varicose›aneurysm(ruptured)
- Varix›aneurysmal
- Aneurysm›arteriovenous›acquired
- Aneurysm›arteriovenous›specified site NEC›acquired
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under I77
- I77.1Stricture of artery
- I77.2Rupture of artery
- I77.3Arterial fibromuscular dysplasia
- I77.4Celiac artery compression syndrome
- I77.5Necrosis of artery
- I77.6Arteritis, unspecified
- I77.7Other arterial dissection
- I77.8Other specified disorders of arteries and arterioles
- I77.9Disorder of arteries and arterioles, unspecified