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I70.26

Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 19 never code together
I70code
Excludes2
  • arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (I25.1-)I25.1-
  • arteriosclerotic heart disease (I25.1-)I25.1-
  • atheroembolism (I75.-)I75.-
  • cerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)I67.2
  • coronary atherosclerosis (I25.1-)I25.1-
  • mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)K55.1
  • precerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)I67.2
  • primary pulmonary atherosclerosis (I27.0)I27.0
I70.2code
Excludes2
  • atherosclerosis of bypass graft of extremities (I70.30-I70.79)I70.30-I70.79
I00-I99chapter
Excludes2
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)M30-M36
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)G45.-

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 22
I70.26code
Includes
  • any condition classifiable to I70.21-, I70.22-, I70.23-, I70.24-, and I70.25-I70.21-I70.22-I70.23-I70.24-I70.25-
  • chronic limb-threatening ischemia of native arteries of extremities with gangrene
  • critical limb ischemia of native arteries of extremities with gangrene
Use additional code
  • code to identify the severity of any ulcer (L97.-, L98.49-), if applicableL97.-L98.49-
I70code
Includes
  • arteriolosclerosis
  • arterial degeneration
  • arteriosclerosis
  • arteriosclerotic vascular disease
  • arteriovascular degeneration
  • atheroma
  • endarteritis deformans or obliterans
  • senile arteritis
  • senile endarteritis
  • vascular degeneration
Use additional code
  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Z77.22
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Z87.891
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Z57.31
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)F17.-
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)Z72.0
I70.2code
Inclusion terms
  • Mönckeberg's (medial) sclerosis
Use additional code
  • code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)I70.92
Index entries leading here filed at null

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Alongside this code 7 same parent — I70.2
I70.20 Unsp atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities category I70.21 Athscl native arteries of extremities w intermittent claud category I70.22 Athscl native arteries of extremities w rest pain category I70.23 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg w ulceration category I70.24 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg w ulceration category I70.25 Athscl native arteries of extremities w ulceration I70.29 Other atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities category
Subordinate codes 5
I70.261 Athscl native arteries of extremities w gangrene, right leg I70.262 Athscl native arteries of extremities w gangrene, left leg I70.263 Athscl native arteries of extrm w gangrene, bilateral legs I70.268 Athscl native arteries of extrm w gangrene, oth extremity I70.269 Athscl native arteries of extrm w gangrene, unsp extremity
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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
I70.2
Block
I70-I79
Siblings
7
Subordinate
5

Present FY2024–FY2027.