I77.81

Aortic ectasia

FY2027Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system/I70–I79 Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

I77.81 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for aortic ectasia. 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 I77.810 Thoracic aortic ectasia; I77.811 Abdominal aortic ectasia; I77.812 Thoracoabdominal aortic ectasia and I77.819 Aortic ectasia, unspecified site. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 13 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • aortic aneurysm and dissection (I71.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from I77 Other disorders of arteries and arterioles
  • collagen (vascular) diseases (M30-M36)
  • hypersensitivity angiitis (M31.0)
  • pulmonary artery (I28.-)
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 9 Diseases of the circulatory system
  • 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.-)

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Ectasis aorta

More specific codes under I77.81 4