I70.61
Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication
I70.61 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication. 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 I70.611 Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, right leg; I70.612 Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, left leg; I70.613 Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs; I70.618 Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, 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 I70.61 5
- I70.611Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, right legBillable
- I70.612Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, left legBillable
- I70.613Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legsBillable
- I70.618Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, other extremityBillable
- I70.619Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, unspecified extremityBillable