I70
Header — not billableAtherosclerosis
The ICD-10 code for atherosclerosis is I70.
I70 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- arteriolosclerosis
- arterial degeneration
- arteriosclerosis
- arteriosclerotic vascular disease
- arteriovascular degeneration
- atheroma
- endarteritis deformans or obliterans
- senile arteritis
- senile endarteritis
- vascular degeneration
Use additional code
This code represents an underlying condition. When a related manifestation is also present, coding convention calls for an additional code to be listed after this one.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under I70
- I70.0Atherosclerosis of aorta
- I70.1Atherosclerosis of renal artery
- I70.2Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremitiesnon-billable header
- I70.3Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremitiesnon-billable header
- I70.4Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremitiesnon-billable header
- I70.5Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremitiesnon-billable header
- I70.6Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremitiesnon-billable header
- I70.7Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremitiesnon-billable header
- I70.8Atherosclerosis of other arteries
- I70.9Other and unspecified atherosclerosisnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- I71Aortic aneurysm and dissectionnon-billable header
- I72Other aneurysmnon-billable header
- I73Other peripheral vascular diseasesnon-billable header
- I74Arterial embolism and thrombosisnon-billable header
- I75Atheroembolismnon-billable header
- I76Septic arterial embolism
- I77Other disorders of arteries and arteriolesnon-billable header
- I78Diseases of capillariesnon-billable header
- I79Disorders of arteries, arterioles and capillaries in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- I70Atherosclerosisnon-billable header