ICD-10-CM Code I70.56
Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene
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 Code I70.56 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of I70.56 that describes the diagnosis 'athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extremities w gangrene' in more detail.
- I70.56 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE I70.561 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, right leg
- BILLABLE I70.562 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, left leg
- BILLABLE I70.563 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, bilateral legs
- BILLABLE I70.568 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, other extremity
- BILLABLE I70.569 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene, unspecified extremity
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)
Coding Notes for I70.56 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Any condition classifiable to I70.51-, I70.52-, and I70.53-, I70.54-, I70.55 See code I70.51-
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Additional Code Note:
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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 the severity of any ulcer (L97.-, L98.49-), if applicable See code L97.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'I70.56 - Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with gangrene'
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Parent Code: I70.5 - Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities