ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

I70.42 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain

Header codeNot billable: use one of the 5 billable codes below

About I70.42

Code
I70.42
Billable
No, header
Short description
Athscl autologous vein bypass of the extremities w rest pain
Category
I70 Atherosclerosis
Block
I70-I79 Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries
Chapter
9 Diseases of the circulatory system
Code set
FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
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Coding notes for I70.42

Includes Conditions this code covers.

  • any condition classifiable to I70.41-
  • chronic limb-threatening ischemia NOS of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
  • chronic limb-threatening ischemia of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
  • critical limb ischemia NOS of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
  • critical limb ischemia of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain

Also applies, from I70.4 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities

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.

  • arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (I25.1-)
  • arteriosclerotic heart disease (I25.1-)
  • atheroembolism (I75.-)
  • cerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
  • coronary atherosclerosis (I25.1-)
  • mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)
  • precerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
  • primary pulmonary atherosclerosis (I27.0)

Use additional code Add a second code for the detail named here.

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
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.-)

Codes under I70.42 5

Related codes in I70.4

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ICD-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.