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ICD-10 diagnosis code

I70 Atherosclerosis

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I70 is the ICD-10 code for Atherosclerosis. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block I70–I79 (Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries) in Chapter IX, Diseases of the circulatory system.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
IX · I00–I99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What I70 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • arteriolosclerosis
  • arteriosclerosis
  • arteriosclerotic vascular disease
  • atheroma
  • degeneration:
    • arterial
    • arteriovascular
    • vascular
  • endarteritis deformans or obliterans
  • senile:
    • arteritis
    • endarteritis

What I70 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

Subcodes of I70

I70 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

I70Ateroskleros (åderförkalkning)

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DI70Åreforkalkning

FinlandICD-10-FI

I70Ateroskleroosi

GermanyICD-10-GM

I70Atherosklerose

FranceICD-10-FR

I70Athérosclérose

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

I70atherosclerose

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • I70.35Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of other extremity with ulceration
  • I70.45Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of other extremity with ulceration
  • I70.55Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of other extremity with ulceration
  • I70.65Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of other extremity with ulceration
  • I70.75Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of other extremity with ulceration

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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