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I00-I99
Diseases of the circulatory system
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I70-I79
Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries
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Atherosclerosis
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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.244
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- I70.244 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Athscl native art of left leg w ulcer of heel and midfoot
- The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM I70.244 became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I70.244 - other international versions of ICD-10 I70.244 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- I70.244 is applicable to adult patients aged 15 - 124 years inclusive.
Applicable To- Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of plantar surface of midfoot
The following code(s) above
I70.244 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
I70.244:
- I00-I99
2019 ICD-10-CM Range I00-I99
Diseases of the circulatory systemType 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.-)
- I70
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70
Atherosclerosis
2016 2017 2018 2019 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)
- I70.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.2
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Mönckeberg's (medial) sclerosis
Use Additional- code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)
- I70.24
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.24
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Use Additional- code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left heel
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left heel limited to skin layer
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left heel with bone necrosis
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left heel with fat layer exposure
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left heel with muscle necrosis
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left heel, bone necrosis
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left heel, muscle necrosis
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left heel, skin breakdown
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left midfoot
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left midfoot limited to skin layer
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left midfoot with bone necrosis
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left midfoot with fat layer exposure
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left midfoot with muscle necrosis
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left midfoot, bone necrosis
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left midfoot, muscle necrosis
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left midfoot, skin breakdown
ICD-10-CM I70.244 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):
- 299 Peripheral vascular disorders with mcc
- 300 Peripheral vascular disorders with cc
- 301 Peripheral vascular disorders without cc/mcc
Convert I70.244 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
- Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic (diffuse) (obliterans) (of) (senile) (with calcification) I70.90
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.90
Unspecified atherosclerosis
2016 2017 2018 2019 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 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- leg I70.209
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.209
Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, unspecified extremity
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- left I70.202
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.202
Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, left leg
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- with
- ulceration (and intermittent claudication and rest pain) I70.249
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.249
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of unspecified site
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- heel I70.244
- midfoot I70.244
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To I70.244
I70.238 …… of other part of lower right leg
I70.24 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration
I70.244
…… of heel and midfoot
I70.248 …… of other part of lower left leg
I70.25 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of other extremities with ulceration
I70.26 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
