I70.73
Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration
I70.73 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration. 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 I70.731 Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of thigh, I70.732 Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of calf, I70.733 Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of ankle, I70.734 Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot and 3 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.
- code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)
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 I70.73 7
- I70.731Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of thighBillable
- I70.732Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of calfBillable
- I70.733Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of ankleBillable
- I70.734Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of heel and midfootBillable
- I70.735Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of other part of footBillable
- I70.738Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of other part of lower legBillable
- I70.739Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of unspecified siteBillable