I77.74
I77.74: Dissection of vertebral artery
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I77.74 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dissection of vertebral artery. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I77.74 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: 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.
- aneurysm of vertebral artery (I72.6)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I77.74
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on I77.7: Other arterial dissection
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I77.74 is named in 17 Medicare coverage policies: 17 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography
- A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Dissection›artery›vertebral
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under I77.7
- I77.70Dissection of unspecified artery
- I77.71Dissection of carotid artery
- I77.72Dissection of iliac artery
- I77.73Dissection of renal artery
- I77.75Dissection of other precerebral arteries
- I77.76Dissection of artery of upper extremity
- I77.77Dissection of artery of lower extremity
- I77.79Dissection of other specified artery