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I70 — Atherosclerosis

Part of Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system , block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79) .

Official Notes

Includes

arteriolosclerosis

Includes

arterial degeneration

Includes

arteriosclerosis

Includes

arteriosclerotic vascular disease

Includes

arteriovascular degeneration

Includes

atheroma

Includes

endarteritis deformans or obliterans

Includes

senile arteritis

Includes

senile endarteritis

Includes

vascular degeneration

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code to identify:

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exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z77.22 )

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history of tobacco dependence ( Z87.891 )

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occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z57.31 )

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tobacco dependence ( F17 .-)

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tobacco use ( Z72.0 )

Excludes2

arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease ( I25.1- )

Excludes2

arteriosclerotic heart disease ( I25.1- )

Excludes2

atheroembolism ( I75 .-)

Excludes2

cerebral atherosclerosis ( I67.2 )

Excludes2

coronary atherosclerosis ( I25.1- )

Excludes2

mesenteric atherosclerosis ( K55.1 )

Excludes2

precerebral atherosclerosis ( I67.2 )

Excludes2

primary pulmonary atherosclerosis ( I27.0 )

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Referenced By

Official notes on these codes cite I70.

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