ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99
I70
Atherosclerosis
Diseases of the circulatory system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- I70
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
- Category
- I70
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM I70 is a category (header) for atherosclerosis. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in I70
- I70.0Atherosclerosis of aorta
- I70.1Atherosclerosis of renal artery
- I70.2Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
- I70.20Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities
- I70.201Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, right leg
- I70.202Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, left leg
- I70.203Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, bilateral legs
- I70.208Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, other extremity
- I70.209Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, unspecified extremity
- I70.21Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication
- I70.211Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, right leg
- I70.212Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, left leg
- I70.213Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs
- I70.218Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, other extremity
- I70.219Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, unspecified extremity
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