ICD-10-CM Code I74.1
Embolism and thrombosis of other and unspecified parts of aorta
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 I74.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of I74.1 that describes the diagnosis 'embolism and thrombosis of other and unsp parts of aorta' in more detail.
The ICD code I74 is used to code Arterial embolism
Arterial embolism is a sudden interruption of blood flow to an organ or body part due to an embolus adhering to the wall of an artery blocking the flow of blood, the major type of embolus being a blood clot (thromboembolism). Sometimes, pulmonary embolism is classified as arterial embolism as well, in the sense that the clot follows the pulmonary artery carrying deoxygenated blood away from the heart. However, pulmonary embolism is generally classified as a form of venous embolism, because the embolus forms in veins. Arterial embolism is the major cause of infarction (which may also be caused by e.g. arterial compression, rupture or pathological vasoconstriction).
| Specialty: | Cardiology |
An embolized fragment of an atrial myxoma at the iliac bifurcation (a tumor embolus)
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Acquired complete obstruction of aortic arch (disorder)
- Acquired luminal obstruction of aortic arch (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'I74.1 - Embolism and thrombosis of other and unspecified parts of aorta'
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Parent Code: I74 - Arterial embolism and thrombosis