I70.40
Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
I70.40 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities. 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 I70.401 Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, right leg; I70.402 Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, left leg; I70.403 Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, bilateral legs; I70.408 Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, other extremity and 1 more. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 18 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.
- arteriolosclerosis
- arterial degeneration
- arteriosclerosis
- arteriosclerotic vascular disease
- arteriovascular degeneration
- atheroma
- endarteritis deformans or obliterans
- senile arteritis
- senile endarteritis
- vascular degeneration
More specific codes under I70.40 5
- I70.401Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, right legBillable
- I70.402Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, left legBillable
- I70.403Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, bilateral legsBillable
- I70.408Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, other extremityBillable
- I70.409Unspecified atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities, unspecified extremityBillable