Is I77.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. I77.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does I77.2 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79).

What cannot be coded together with I77.2?

I77.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

I77.2

I77.2 — Rupture of artery

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I77.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for rupture of artery. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

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

traumatic rupture of artery - see injury of blood vessel by body region

Inclusion terms

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

Erosion of artery
Fistula of artery
Ulcer of artery

Risk adjustment

I77.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I77.2 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies — 19 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy

How I77.2 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I77.2.

Abscess›atheromatous
Arteritis›suppurative
Erosion›artery
Fistula›aorta-duodenal
Fistula›artery
Rupture, ruptured›artery
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›artery

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I77. If I77.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I77.2

Is I77.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. I77.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does I77.2 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79).
What cannot be coded together with I77.2?: I77.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.