FY2021
Effective from
- Code-level rules changed
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)
code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)
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Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2021
Effective from
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | Code-level rules changed |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)
Mönckeberg's (medial) sclerosis
code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)
I70.231Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of thighBillable / specificI70.232Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of calfBillable / specificI70.233Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of ankleBillable / specificI70.234Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of heel and midfootBillable / specificI70.235Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of other part of footBillable / specificI70.238Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of other part of lower legBillable / specificI70.239Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of unspecified siteBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| I70.20 | Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities | Category · further specificity required |
| I70.21 | Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication | Category · further specificity required |
| I70.22 | Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain | Category · further specificity required |
| I70.24 | Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration | Category · further specificity required |
| I70.25 | Atherosclerosis of native arteries of other extremities with ulceration | Billable / specific |
| I70.26 | Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene | Category · further specificity required |
| I70.29 | Other atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Includes · any condition classifiable to I70.21-, I70.22-, I70.23-, I70.24-, and I70.25-
Code first · atherosclerosis of the lower extremities (I70.23-, I70.24-, I70.33-, I70.34-, I70.43-, I70.44-, I70.53-, I70.54-, I70.63-, I70.64-, I70.73-, I70.74-)