ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
I70.329 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremity
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About I70.329
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Coding notes for I70.329
No notes of its own; the notes below apply from the codes above it.
Also applies, from I70.32 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
Includes Conditions this code covers.
- any condition classifiable to I70.31-
- chronic limb-threatening ischemia NOS of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- chronic limb-threatening ischemia of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
- critical limb ischemia NOS of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- critical limb ischemia of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
Also applies, from I70.3 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).
- embolism or thrombus of bypass graft(s) of extremities (T82.8-)
Use additional code Add a second code for the detail named here.
- code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)
Also applies, from I70 Atherosclerosis
Includes Conditions this code covers.
- arteriolosclerosis
- arterial degeneration
- arteriosclerosis
- arteriosclerotic vascular disease
- arteriovascular degeneration
- atheroma
- endarteritis deformans or obliterans
- senile arteritis
- senile endarteritis
- vascular degeneration
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
Use additional code Add a second code for the detail named here.
Chapter 9 notes (apply to every code in it)
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
- 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.-)
Related codes in I70.32
- I70.321 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, right legBillable
- I70.322 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, left legBillable
- I70.323 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, bilateral legsBillable
- I70.328 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, other extremityBillable
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See 2MM+ plansICD-10-CM FY2027 code set, as published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and CMS, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Codes, titles and notes are shown as published. Check payer rules and the official guidelines before billing. This page is not medical advice.
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