ICD-10-CM Code I70
Atherosclerosis

NON-BILLABLE

Non-Billable Code

Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.

| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code I70 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of I70 that describes the diagnosis 'atherosclerosis' in more detail.

I70 Atherosclerosis NON-BILLABLE

The ICD code I70 is used to code Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis (also known as arteriosclerotic vascular disease or ASVD) is a specific form of arteriosclerosis in which an artery wall thickens as a result of invasion and accumulation of white blood cells (WBCs) (foam cell) and proliferation of intimal smooth muscle cell creating a fibrofatty plaque.

Specialty:	Cardiology, Angiology
MeSH Codes:	D050197, D050197
ICD 9 Codes:	440, 414.0

The progression of atherosclerosis (narrowing exaggerated)

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for I70 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Includes Notes: Includes Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section.: Arteriolosclerosis; Arterial degeneration; Arteriosclerosis; Arteriosclerotic vascular disease; Arteriovascular degeneration; Atheroma; Endarteritis deformans or obliterans; Senile arteritis; Senile endarteritis; Vascular degeneration

Additional Code Note: Use Additional Code Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes.: Code to identify:; Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke See code Z77.22; History of tobacco use See code Z87.891; Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke See code Z57.31; Tobacco dependence See code F17.-; Tobacco use See code Z72.0

Code Type-2 Excludes: Type-2 Excludes Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here.": Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease - instead, use code I25.1-; Arteriosclerotic heart disease - instead, use code I25.1-; Atheroembolism - instead, use code I75.-; Cerebral atherosclerosis - instead, use code I67.2; Coronary atherosclerosis - instead, use code I25.1-; Mesenteric atherosclerosis - instead, use code K55.1; Precerebral atherosclerosis - instead, use code I67.2; Primary pulmonary atherosclerosis - instead, use code I27.0