ICD-10 diagnosis code

I70.2 Atherosclerosis of arteries of extremities

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I70.2 is the ICD-10 code for Atherosclerosis of arteries of extremities. It is a four-character subcategory of I70 (Atherosclerosis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block I70–I79 (Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries) in Chapter IX, Diseases of the circulatory system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
IX · I00–I99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What I70.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Atherosclerotic gangrene
  • Mönckeberg (medial) sclerosis

I70.2 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

I70.2Ateroskleros i extremitetsartärer

  • I70.2APerifer ateroskleros med gangrän
  • I70.2CPerifer ateroskleros med bensår
  • I70.2DPerifer ateroskleros med vilosmärtor utan sår
  • I70.2EPerifer ateroskleros utan symtom
  • I70.2XAteroskleros i extremitetsartärer, ospecificerat
NorwayICD-10-NO

I70.2Aterosklerose i arterie i ekstremitet

  • I70.20Aterosklerose i arterie i ekstremitet, uten gangren
  • I70.21Aterosklerose i arterie i ekstremitet, med gangren
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DI702Aterosklerose i arterie i ekstremitet

  • DI702AAterosklerotisk gangræn
  • DI702BMönckebergs mediasklerose
FinlandICD-10-FI

I70.2Raajojen valtimoiden ateroskleroosi

GermanyICD-10-GM

I70.2Atherosklerose der Extremitätenarterien

  • I70.20Becken-Bein-Typ, ohne Beschwerden
  • I70.21Becken-Bein-Typ, mit belastungsinduziertem Ischämieschmerz, Gehstrecke 200 m und mehr
  • I70.22Becken-Bein-Typ, mit belastungsinduziertem Ischämieschmerz, Gehstrecke weniger als 200 m
  • I70.23Becken-Bein-Typ, mit Ruheschmerz
  • I70.24Becken-Bein-Typ, mit Ulzeration
  • I70.25Becken-Bein-Typ, mit Gangrän
  • I70.26Schulter-Arm-Typ, alle Stadien
  • I70.29Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Atherosklerose der Extremitätenarterien
FranceICD-10-FR

I70.2Athérosclérose des artères distales

  • I70.20Athérosclérose des artères distales, sans gangrène
  • I70.21Athérosclérose des artères distales, avec gangrène
NetherlandsICD-10-NL

I70.2atherosclerose van arteriën van extremiteiten

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • I70.25Atherosclerosis of native arteries of other extremities 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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