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.

Check I77.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I77.2

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

Written on I77: Other disorders of arteries and arterioles

collagen (vascular) diseases (M30-M36)
hypersensitivity angiitis (M31.0)
pulmonary artery (I28.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

I77.2 is named in 19 Medicare coverage policies: 19 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.