I70.22
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain
I70.22 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are I70.221 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, right leg; I70.222 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, left leg; I70.223 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs; I70.228 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, other extremity and 1 more. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 19 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
- 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.-)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- any condition classifiable to I70.21-
- chronic limb-threatening ischemia NOS of native arteries of extremities
- chronic limb-threatening ischemia of native arteries of extremities with rest pain
- critical limb ischemia NOS of native arteries of extremities
- critical limb ischemia of native arteries of extremities with rest pain
- arteriolosclerosis
- arterial degeneration
- arteriosclerosis
- arteriosclerotic vascular disease
- arteriovascular degeneration
- atheroma
- endarteritis deformans or obliterans
- senile arteritis
- senile endarteritis
- vascular degeneration
More specific codes under I70.22 5
- I70.221Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, right legBillable
- I70.222Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, left legBillable
- I70.223Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, bilateral legsBillable
- I70.228Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, other extremityBillable
- I70.229Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremityBillable