ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
I70.444 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot
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Coding notes for I70.444
Applicable to Other names for conditions reported with this code.
- Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of left leg with ulceration of plantar surface of midfoot
Also applies, from I70.44 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration
Includes Conditions this code covers.
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- code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)
Also applies, from I70.4 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
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- 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.
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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 I70.44
- I70.441 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of thighBillable
- I70.442 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of calfBillable
- I70.443 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of ankleBillable
- I70.445 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of other part of footBillable
- I70.448 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of other part of lower legBillable
- I70.449 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the left leg with ulceration of unspecified siteBillable
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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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