2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.208

Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, other extremity

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
  • I70.208 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Unsp athscl native arteries of extremities, oth extremity
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM I70.208 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I70.208 - other international versions of ICD-10 I70.208 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
  • I70.208 is applicable to adult patients aged 15 - 124 years inclusive.
The following code(s) above I70.208 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to I70.208:
  • I00-I99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range I00-I99

    Diseases of the circulatory system

    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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.-)
    Diseases of the circulatory system
  • I70
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70

    Atherosclerosis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Includes
    • arteriolosclerosis
    • arterial degeneration
    • arteriosclerosis
    • arteriosclerotic vascular disease
    • arteriovascular degeneration
    • atheroma
    • endarteritis deformans or obliterans
    • senile arteritis
    • senile endarteritis
    • vascular degeneration
    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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 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)
    Atherosclerosis
  • I70.2
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.2

    Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Mönckeberg's (medial) sclerosis
    Type 2 Excludes
    Use Additional
    • code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)
    Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
Approximate Synonyms
  • Atherosclerosis of artery of bilateral upper limbs
  • Atherosclerosis of artery of left upper limb
  • Atherosclerosis of artery of right upper limb
  • Atherosclerosis of bilateral arms
  • Atherosclerosis of left arm
  • Atherosclerosis of right arm
  • Chronic total occlusion of artery of left upper limb
  • Chronic total occlusion of artery of right upper limb
  • Chronic total occlusion of left arm artery
  • Chronic total occlusion of right arm artery
  • Left arm distal artery stenosis
  • Right arm distal artery stenosis
  • Stenosis of artery of left upper limb
  • Stenosis of artery of right upper limb
ICD-10-CM I70.208 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 299 Peripheral vascular disorders with mcc
  • 300 Peripheral vascular disorders with cc
  • 301 Peripheral vascular disorders without cc/mcc

Convert I70.208 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to I70.208:
  • Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic (diffuse) (obliterans) (of) (senile) (with calcification) I70.90
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.90

    Unspecified atherosclerosis

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
    • extremities (native arteries) I70.209
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.209

      Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, unspecified extremity

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To I70.208
I69.993 Ataxia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease
I69.998 Other sequelae following unspecified cerebrovascular disease
I70 Atherosclerosis
I70.0 Atherosclerosis of aorta
I70.1 Atherosclerosis of renal artery
I70.2 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
I70.20 Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities
I70.201 …… right leg
I70.202 …… left leg
I70.203 …… bilateral legs
I70.208 …… other extremity
I70.209 …… unspecified extremity
I70.21 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication
I70.211 …… right leg
I70.212 …… left leg
I70.213 …… bilateral legs
I70.218 …… other extremity
I70.219 …… unspecified extremity
I70.22 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain
I70.221 …… right leg
I70.222 …… left leg

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.