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I70.5

Non-billable

Athscl nonautologous bio bypass graft(s) of the extremities

Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

I70-I79

Parent Code

I70

Child Codes

8

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)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this 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)

Child Codes (8)

I70.50

Unsp athscl nonautologous bio bypass of the extremities

I70.51

Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extremities intrmt claud

I70.52

Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extremities w rest pain

I70.53

Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the right leg w ulceration

I70.54

Athscl nonautologous bio bypass of the left leg w ulceration

I70.55

Athscl nonautologous bio bypass of extremity w ulceration

BillableI70.56

Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extremities w gangrene

I70.59

Oth athscl nonautologous bio bypass of the extremities

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code I70.5?

ICD-10-CM code I70.5 represents "Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is I70.5 a billable code?

No, I70.5 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 8 child codes under I70.5.

What chapter is I70.5 in?

I70.5 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

What are the subcategories under I70.5?

I70.5 has 8 child codes, including: I70.50 (Unsp athscl nonautologous bio bypass of the extremities), I70.51 (Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extremities intrmt claud), I70.52 (Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extremities w rest pain), I70.53 (Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the right leg w ulceration), and 4 more.

Are additional codes required with I70.5?

Yes, when using I70.5 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 are the UMLS CUIs for I70.5?

I70.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2882857. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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