I70.208
BillableUnsp athscl native arteries of extremities, oth extremity
Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, other extremity
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- arteriolosclerosis
- arterial degeneration
- arteriosclerosis
- arteriosclerotic vascular disease
- arteriovascular degeneration
- atheroma
- endarteritis deformans or obliterans
- senile arteritis
- senile endarteritis
- vascular degeneration
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
- arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (I25.1-)
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (I25.1-)
- atheroembolism (I75.-)
- cerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
- coronary atherosclerosis (I25.1-)
- mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)
- precerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
- primary pulmonary atherosclerosis (I27.0)
- atherosclerosis of bypass graft of extremities (I70.30-I70.79)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Stenosis of artery of upper extremity405588004
- Upper limb artery stenosis405588004
- Stenosis of brachiocephalic artery425448004
- Pain at rest due to peripheral vascular disease428171009
- Peripheral vascular disease with rest pain428171009
- Atherosclerotic stenosis of brachiocephalic artery428507003
- Arteriosclerosis of artery of upper extremity789704001
- Atherosclerosis of axillary artery1204144000
- Atherosclerosis of brachial artery1204145004
- Atherosclerosis of artery of bilateral arms1285065002
- Atherosclerosis of artery of bilateral extremities1285065002
- Atherosclerosis of artery of bilateral upper limbs1285065002
- Atherosclerosis of artery of both upper limbs1285065002
- Bilateral atherosclerosis of artery of upper limbs1285065002
- Atherosclerosis of artery of left upper limb15648691000119108
- Atherosclerosis of artery of right upper limb15648601000119102
- Bilateral upper limb arterial stenosis16004951000119100
- Stenosis of artery of bilateral upper extremities16004951000119100
- Stenosis of artery of bilateral upper limbs16004951000119100
- Stenosis of artery of both upper extremities16004951000119100
- Stenosis of artery of both upper limbs16004951000119100
- Pain at rest of right upper extremity due to atherosclerosis16066531000119106
- Pain at rest of right upper limb due to atherosclerosis16066531000119106
- Stenosis of artery of left upper extremity16004991000119105
- Stenosis of artery of left upper limb16004991000119105
- Stenosis of artery of right upper extremity16004911000119101
- Stenosis of artery of right upper limb16004911000119101
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unsp athscl native arteries of extremities, oth extremity?
The ICD-10-CM code for unsp athscl native arteries of extremities, oth extremity is I70.208. The full clinical description is "Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, other extremity". I70.208 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code I70.208 mean?
ICD-10-CM code I70.208 represents "Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, other extremity". It is classified under Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is I70.208 a billable code?
Yes, I70.208 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I70.208 in?
I70.208 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
Are additional codes required with I70.208?
Yes, when using I70.208 you should also code: code to identify:; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22); history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31); tobacco dependence (F17.-); tobacco use (Z72.0); code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92).
What SNOMED CT codes does I70.208 map to?
I70.208 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 789704001, 1285065002, 15648691000119108, 15648601000119102, 1204144000, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I70.208?
I70.208 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2882695. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.