I70.52
Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 18 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
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
I70.5code
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)I70.92
I70code
Includes
- arteriolosclerosis
- arterial degeneration
- arteriosclerosis
- arteriosclerotic vascular disease
- arteriovascular degeneration
- atheroma
- endarteritis deformans or obliterans
- senile arteritis
- senile endarteritis
- vascular degeneration
I70.52code
Includes
- any condition classifiable to I70.51-I70.51-
- chronic limb-threatening ischemia NOS of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- chronic limb-threatening ischemia of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
- critical limb ischemia NOS of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
- critical limb ischemia of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
Index entries leading here filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 7 same parent — I70.5
I70.50 Unsp athscl nonautologous bio bypass of the extremities category I70.51 Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extremities intrmt claud category I70.53 Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the right leg w ulceration category I70.54 Athscl nonautologous bio bypass of the left leg w ulceration category I70.55 Athscl nonautologous bio bypass of extremity w ulceration I70.56 Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extremities w gangrene category I70.59 Oth athscl nonautologous bio bypass of the extremities category
Subordinate codes 5
I70.521 Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extrm w rest pain, right leg I70.522 Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extrm w rest pain, left leg I70.523 Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extrm w rest pain, bi legs I70.528 Athscl nonaut bio bypass of the extrm w rest pain, oth extrm I70.529 Athscl nonaut bio bypass of extrm w rest pain, unsp extrm
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