1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. I00-I99 Diseases of the circulatory system
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3. I70-I79 Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries
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4. I75- Atheroembolism
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I75

Atheroembolism

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

• I75 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
• The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM I75 became effective on October 1, 2019.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I75 - other international versions of ICD-10 I75 may differ.

• Blocking of a blood vessel by cholesterol-rich atheromatous deposits, generally occurring in the flow from a large artery to small arterial branches. It is also called arterial-arterial embolization or atheroembolism which may be spontaneous or iatrogenic. Patients with spontaneous atheroembolism often have painful, cyanotic digits of acute onset.

• 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

• Type 2 Excludes: I74
  , I25.1
  , I70
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I74

  Arterial embolism and thrombosis

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Code First

  • embolism and thrombosis complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
  • embolism and thrombosis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)

  Includes

  • embolic infarction
  • embolic occlusion
  • thrombotic infarction
  • thrombotic occlusion

  Type 2 Excludes

  • atheroembolism (I75.-)
  • basilar embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.1)
  • carotid embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.2)
  • cerebral embolism and thrombosis (I63.3-I63.5, I66.-)
  • coronary embolism and thrombosis (I21-I25)
  • mesenteric embolism and thrombosis (K55.0-)
  • ophthalmic embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)
  • precerebral embolism and thrombosis NOS (I63.0-I63.2, I65.9)
  • pulmonary embolism and thrombosis (I26.-)
  • renal embolism and thrombosis (N28.0)
  • retinal embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)
  • septic embolism and thrombosis (I76)
  • vertebral embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.0)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I25.1

  Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  • Coronary (artery) atheroma
  • Coronary (artery) atherosclerosis
  • Coronary (artery) disease
  • Coronary (artery) sclerosis

  Type 2 Excludes

  • atheroembolism (I75.-)
  • atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s) and transplanted heart (I25.7-)

  Use Additional

  • code, if applicable, to identify:
  • coronary atherosclerosis due to calcified coronary lesion (I25.84)
  • coronary atherosclerosis due to lipid rich plaque (I25.83)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I70

  Atherosclerosis

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 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)

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