I71.03

Dissection of thoracoabdominal aorta

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 10 never code together

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 3

I71code

Code first

Index entries leading here 2

Dissection
- aorta I71.00
  - thoracoabdominal I71.03
Hematoma (traumatic) (skin surface intact) — see also Contusion
- aorta, dissecting I71.00
  - thoracoabdominal I71.03

Alongside this code 3 same parent — I71.0

Additional references

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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

CMS22HCC107 CMS28HCC264 ESRD21HCC107 ESRD24HCC107

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Present FY2024–FY2027.