I70.8
BillableAtherosclerosis of other arteries
Atherosclerosis of other arteries
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Arteriosclerotic retinopathy95691008
- Retinal arteriosclerosis95691008
- Carotid artery atheroma300920004
- Carotid atherosclerosis300920004
- Subclavian artery stenosis300921000
- Atherosclerotic retinopathy870346008
- Retinopathy due to atherosclerosis870346008
- Atherosclerosis of abdominal visceral artery1204170004
- Atherosclerosis of visceral artery of abdomen1204170004
- Atherosclerosis of subclavian artery1204174008
- Atherosclerosis of iliac artery1204176005
- Arteriosclerosis of carotid artery431421000124103
- Atherosclerosis of bilateral iliac arteries16018831000119106
- Atherosclerosis of left carotid artery284871000119105
- Left carotid artery atherosclerosis284871000119105
- Atherosclerosis of left iliac artery16019471000119104
- Atherosclerosis of right carotid artery284881000119108
- Right carotid artery atherosclerosis284881000119108
- Atherosclerosis of right iliac artery16019511000119108
- Bilateral subclavian artery stenosis15967301000119102
- Stenosis of bilateral subclavian arteries15967301000119102
- Stenosis of both subclavian arteries15967301000119102
- Stenosis of left subclavian artery18000001000004101
- Stenosis of right subclavian artery15967341000119100
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code I70.8?
ICD-10-CM code I70.8 represents "Atherosclerosis of other arteries". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is I70.8 a billable code?
Yes, I70.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I70.8 in?
I70.8 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
Are additional codes required with I70.8?
Yes, when using I70.8 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).
What SNOMED CT codes does I70.8 map to?
I70.8 maps to 16 SNOMED CT concepts: 431421000124103, 95691008, 1204170004, 16018831000119106, 1204176005, and 11 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I70.8?
I70.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348648. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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