I77.79

Billable

Dissection of other specified artery

Dissection of other specified artery

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

I70-I79

Parent Code

I77.7

Coding Notes

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.-)
  • collagen (vascular) diseases (M30-M36)
  • hypersensitivity angiitis (M31.0)
  • pulmonary artery (I28.-)
  • dissection of aorta (I71.0-)
  • dissection of coronary artery (I25.42)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code I77.79?

ICD-10-CM code I77.79 represents "Dissection of other specified artery". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is I77.79 a billable code?

Yes, I77.79 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is I77.79 in?

I77.79 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

What SNOMED CT codes does I77.79 map to?

I77.79 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 16289301000119106, 16477701000119105, 230728003, 16289381000119103, 16289261000119103, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for I77.79?

I77.79 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C1135210. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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