I70.231
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of thigh
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where I70.231 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- I70 Atherosclerosis
- I70.2 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
- I70.23 Parent Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration
- I70.231 This code Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of thigh
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.
Includes
any condition classifiable to I70.211 and I70.221
Inherited from I70.23 — Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration
Includes
chronic limb-threatening ischemia of native arteries of right leg with ulceration
Inherited from I70.23 — Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration
Includes
critical limb ischemia of native arteries of right leg with ulceration
Inherited from I70.23 — Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration
Excludes2
atherosclerosis of bypass graft of extremities (I70.30-I70.79)
Inherited from I70.2 — Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
Use Additional Code
code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity ( I70.92 )
Inherited from I70.2 — Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
Use Additional Code
code to identify severity of ulcer ( L97 .-)
Inherited from I70.23 — Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration
Use Additional Code
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ( Z77.22 )
Inherited from I70 — Atherosclerosis
Version History
How I70.231 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAtherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of thigh
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAtherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of thigh
Related Codes
Other codes under I70.23
- I70.232 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of calf Billable
- I70.233 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of ankle Billable
- I70.234 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot Billable
- I70.235 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of other part of foot Billable
- I70.238 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of other part of lower leg Billable
- I70.239 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of unspecified site Billable
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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