I70.90
BillableUnspecified atherosclerosis
Unspecified atherosclerosis
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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •systemic connective tissue disordersM30-M36
- •transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromesG45
- •arteriosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseI25.1
- •arteriosclerotic heart diseaseI25.1
- •atheroembolismI75
- •cerebral atherosclerosisI67.2
- •coronary atherosclerosisI25.1
- •mesenteric atherosclerosisK55.1
- •precerebral atherosclerosisI67.2
- •primary pulmonary atherosclerosisI27.0
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
Related Codes(2)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(81)
SNOMED CT
- Arterial occlusion2929001
- Arterial occlusive disease2929001
- Blocked artery2929001
- Obstruction of artery2929001
- Occlusion of artery2929001
- Senile arteritis5534004
- Endarteritis33806008
- Atheroma of artery50808002
- Arteriosclerotic vascular disease72092001
- Senile endarteritis111291001
- Atherosclerotic ischaemic disease129573006
- Atherosclerotic ischemic disease129573006
- Atherosclerotic occlusive disease129573006
- Calciphylaxis237900002
- Hardened arteries248722004
- Vascular degeneration280871000
- Arterial degeneration281717005
- Arteriovascular degeneration281717005
- Endarteritis deformans302728008
- Endarteritis obliterans302930003
- Senile arteriosclerosis361132001
- Arteriosclerosis obliterans361133006
- Condition of arterial wall - finding366203006
- Finding of condition of arterial wall366203006
- Atherosclerosis artery441574008
- Atherosclerosis of artery441574008
- Abnormal diffuse intimal thickening of artery449831000
- Atherosclerotic plaque disruption with thrombosis of artery449873008
- Asymptomatic occlusion of artery703183007
- Atherosclerosis, deafness, diabetes, epilepsy, nephropathy syndrome720519003
- Feigenbaum Bergeron Richardson syndrome720519003
- Acute arterial occlusion723868007
- Acute occlusion of artery723868007
- Non-uraemic calcific arteriolopathy870350001
- Non-uremic calcific arteriolopathy870350001
- Multifocal atherosclerosis1169367003
- Polyvascular disease1169367003
- Asymptomatic chronic arterial occlusive disease1204191007
- Ischaemic ulcer of lower leg due to atherosclerotic disease10666031000119100
- Ischemic ulcer of lower leg due to atherosclerotic disease10666031000119100
Clinical Terms
- Endarteritis deformans
- Calciphylaxis
- Ischemic ulcer of lower leg due to atherosclerotic disease
- Atherosclerotic ischemic disease
- Atherosclerotic plaque disruption with thrombosis of artery
- Senile endarteritis
- Atheroma of artery
- Polyvascular disease
- Arteriosclerosis obliterans
- Asymptomatic chronic arterial occlusive disease
- Obstruction of artery
- Ischaemic ulcer of lower leg due to atherosclerotic disease
- Acute arterial occlusion
- Blocked artery
- Senile arteriosclerosis
- Feigenbaum Bergeron Richardson syndrome
- Hardened arteries
- Arterial degeneration
- Atherosclerosis of artery
- Atherosclerosis, deafness, diabetes, epilepsy, nephropathy syndrome
- Finding of condition of arterial wall
- Occlusion of artery
- Arteriovascular degeneration
- Condition of arterial wall - finding
- Arteriosclerotic vascular disease
- Non-uremic calcific arteriolopathy
- Arterial occlusion
- Multifocal atherosclerosis
- Endarteritis obliterans
- Atherosclerotic occlusive disease
- Non-uraemic calcific arteriolopathy
- Atherosclerosis artery
- Senile arteritis
- Arterial occlusive disease
- Vascular degeneration
- Atherosclerotic ischaemic disease
- Abnormal diffuse intimal thickening of artery
- Acute occlusion of artery
- Endarteritis
- Asymptomatic occlusion of artery
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified atherosclerosis?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified atherosclerosis is I70.90. The full clinical description is "Unspecified atherosclerosis". I70.90 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code I70.90 mean?
ICD-10-CM code I70.90 represents “Unspecified atherosclerosis”. 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 I70.90 a billable code?
Yes, I70.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I70.90 in?
I70.90 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
Are additional codes required with I70.90?
Yes, when using I70.90, also report: ; 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 I70.90 map to?
I70.90 maps to 26 SNOMED CT concepts: 449831000, 723868007, 281717005, 2929001, 361133006, and 21 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I70.90?
I70.90 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2883029. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does I70.90 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified atherosclerosis affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of I70.90?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for I70.90 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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