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Disorder of artery Disorder of carotid artery ICD-10-CM I77.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v38.0): 299 Peripheral vascular disorders with mcc
Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries. I65.23 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM I65.23 became effective on October 1, 2019. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I65.23 - other international versions of ICD-10 I65.23 may differ.
Surgical treatments for severe cases including carotid endarterectomy and carotid angioplasty and stenting Carotid artery disease is a vague diagnosis and without further clarification from the physician is coded to I77.9 (Disorder of arteries and arterioles, unspecified) at this time.
The latest edition of AHA, Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS has given direction to coders on reporting the diagnosis of carotid artery disease when not specified as stenosis or occlusion. Let’s dig into this diagnosis a little to understand it better.
ICD-10-CM Code for Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries I65. 23.
ICD-10 code I65. 2 for Occlusion and stenosis of carotid artery is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .
With this update, as long as bilateral carotid artery disease is documented with occlusion and stenosis, code I65. 23 (Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries) should be used. If stenosis and occlusion is not documented with carotid artery disease, code I77.
ICD-10 code Z86. 79 for Personal history of other diseases of the circulatory system is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
ICD-10 code R09. 89 for Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
1: Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
I65. 21 - Occlusion and stenosis of right carotid artery | ICD-10-CM.
I73. 9 - Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.
Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries I65. 23 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I65. 23 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The patient's primary diagnostic code is the most important. Assuming the patient's primary diagnostic code is Z76. 89, look in the list below to see which MDC's "Assignment of Diagnosis Codes" is first.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z98. 89 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction. Approximate Synonyms. Atherosclerosis carotid artery, both sides. Atherosclerosis of both carotid arteries.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I65.23 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This is a shortened version of the seventh chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Circulatory System. It covers ICD codes 259 to 282. The full chapter can be found on pages 215 to 258 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1. Both volumes can be downloaded for free from the website of the World Health Organization.
• 390 Rheumatic fever without mention of heart involvement
• 391 Rheumatic fever with heart involvement
• 392 Rheumatic chorea
• 393 Chronic rheumatic pericarditis
• 394 Diseases of mitral valve
• 395 Diseases of aortic valve
• 396 Diseases of mitral and aortic valves
• 401 Essential hypertension
• 402 Hypertensive heart disease
• 403 Hypertensive renal disease
• 404 Hypertensive heart and renal disease
• 410 Acute myocardial infarction
• 411 Other acute and subacute forms of ischemic heart disease
• 412 Old myocardial infarction
• 413 Angina pectoris
• 415 Acute pulmonary heart disease
• 416 Chronic pulmonary heart disease
• 417 Other diseases of pulmonary circulation
• 420 Acute pericarditis
• 421 Acute and subacute endocarditis
• 422 Acute myocarditis
• 423 Other diseases of pericardium
• 430 Subarachnoid hemorrhage
• 431 Intracerebral hemorrhage
• 432 Other and unspecified intracranial hemorrhage
• 433 Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries