2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.79

Other atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  • I70.79 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • Short description: Oth athscl type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM I70.79 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I70.79 - other international versions of ICD-10 I70.79 may differ.
The following code(s) above I70.79 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 I70.79:
  • 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
  • I70.7
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70.7

    Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Use Additional
    • code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)
    Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
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
Code annotations containing back-references to I70.79:
  • Type 2 Excludes: 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)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To I70.79
I70.745 …… of other part of foot
I70.748 …… of other part of lower leg
I70.749 …… of unspecified site
I70.75 Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of other extremity with ulceration
I70.76 Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene
I70.761 …… right leg
I70.762 …… left leg
I70.763 …… bilateral legs
I70.768 …… other extremity
I70.769 …… unspecified extremity
I70.79 Other atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
I70.791 …… right leg
I70.792 …… left leg
I70.793 …… bilateral legs
I70.798 …… other extremity
I70.799 …… unspecified extremity
I70.8 Atherosclerosis of other arteries
I70.9 Other and unspecified atherosclerosis
I70.90 Unspecified atherosclerosis
I70.91 Generalized atherosclerosis
I70.92 Chronic total occlusion of artery of the extremities

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