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ICD-10-CM Codes
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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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I70-
Atherosclerosis
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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.261
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene, right leg
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
- I70.261 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Athscl native arteries of extremities w gangrene, right leg
- The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM I70.261 became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I70.261 - other international versions of ICD-10 I70.261 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- I70.261 is applicable to adult patients aged 15 - 124 years inclusive.
The following code(s) above
I70.261 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
I70.261:
- 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)
- I70.26
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.26
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Use Additional- code to identify the severity of any ulcer (L97.-, L98.49-), if applicable
- Atherosclerosis of right leg native artery with gangrene
- Gangrene of right lower limb due to atherosclerosis
ICD-10-CM I70.261 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
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Convert I70.261 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)
- right I70.201
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.201
Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, right leg
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
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- gangrene I70.261 (and intermittent claudication, rest pain and ulcer)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To I70.261
I70.24 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration
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
I70.261
…… right leg
I70.29 Other atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
