I70.2
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where I70.2 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- I70 Parent Atherosclerosis
- I70.2 This code Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Mönckeberg's (medial) sclerosis
Excludes2
atherosclerosis of bypass graft of extremities (I70.30-I70.79)
Use Additional Code
code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity ( I70.92 )
Use Additional Code
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z77.22 )
Inherited from I70 — Atherosclerosis
More Specific Codes
8 codes under I70.2
- I70.20 Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities Has subcodes
- I70.21 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication Has subcodes
- I70.22 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain Has subcodes
- I70.23 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration Has subcodes
- I70.24 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration Has subcodes
- I70.25 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of other extremities with ulceration Billable
- I70.26 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene Has subcodes
- I70.29 Other atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities Has subcodes
Version History
How I70.2 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAtherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAtherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
Related Codes
Other codes under I70
- I70.0 Atherosclerosis of aorta Billable
- I70.1 Atherosclerosis of renal artery Billable
- I70.3 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.4 Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.5 Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.6 Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.7 Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- I70.8 Atherosclerosis of other arteries Billable
- I70.9 Other and unspecified atherosclerosis
Codes whose official notes reference I70.2
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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