I73.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease, unspecified. The code I73.9 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code I73.9 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like arm claudication, arterial insufficiency of flap, arteriospasm, dermatosis resulting from vascular insufficiency, dietetic microangiopathy , gangrene due to peripheral vascular disease, etc.#N#Unspecified diagnosis codes like I73.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
The code I73.9 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Unspecified diagnosis codes like I73.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, ...
Unspecified diagnosis codes like I73.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition.
Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record. ICD-10: I73.9. Short Description:
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code I73.9:
Type 1 Excludes. A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!". An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note.
Peripheral vascular disease. Peripheral vascular disease associated with another disorder. Peripheral vascular disease of foot with loss of protective sensation. Peripheral vascular disease of foot with loss of protective sensation and deformity. Peripheral vasoconstriction.
Peripheral Artery Disease (ICD-10 code I73.9) is estimated to affect 12 to 20% of Americans age 65 and older with as many as 75% of that group being asymptomatic (Rogers et al, 2011). Of note, for the purposes of this clinical flyer the term peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is used synonymously with
The ABI is a ratio of ankle and brachial systolic blood pressures. The resting ABI can establish the lower extremity PAD diagnosis in patients with symptoms or with significant risk factors (Anderson et al., 2013).
Abnormal ABIs are diagnostic of PAD and can be associated with significant clinical findings and urgent diagnoses. When diagnosing PAD the clinician should consider additional testing if ABI indicates non-compressible vessels and additional complaints suggesting more severe/urgent pathology.