Advanced Search

ICD-10-CM Code for Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified I73.9

ICD-10 code I73.9 for Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

Image 1

Official Long Descriptor

Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified
Intermittent claudication
Peripheral angiopathy NOS
Spasm of artery
Excludes1: atherosclerosis of the extremities (I70.2--I70.7-)

I73

Excludes2: chilblains (T69.1)
frostbite (T33-T34)
immersion hand or foot (T69.0-)
spasm of cerebral artery (G45.9)

Additional/Related Information

Tabs
Get crucial instructions for accurate ICD-10-CM I73.9 coding with all applicable Excludes 1 and Excludes 2 notes from the section level conveniently shown with each code.
This section shows you chapter-specific coding guidelines to increase your understanding and correct usage of the target ICD-10-CM Volume 1 code.

Crosswalks

Forum

Have a question about ICD-10-CM Code I73.9 ? Start a discussion here
E11.51
[QUOTE="angelalhale, post: 514441, member: 173105"] When coding Diabetes with PVD or PAD, code E11.51, do you also code I70.2- and I73.-? My coworkers and I are having trouble finding any guidelines f... [ Read More ]
E11.51
When coding Diabetes with PVD or PAD, code E11.51, do you also code I70.2- and I73.-? My coworkers and I are having trouble finding any guidelines for this. thanks... [ Read More ]
Vascular Procedure - Need coding help
Hello, We are brand new to vascular coding and would very much appreciate any feedback on the attached operative report. The codes we have so far are I70.229 and I73.9. CPT 35371, 35372, 75635, EVA... [ Read More ]
PVD Due to HTN / hyperlipidemia/t2DM
Hello, What will be the correct diagnosis code if provider documents: PAD (peripheral artery disease) - I73.9, Chronic/stablee PAD (peripheral artery disease) Due to HTN / hyperlipidemia/t2DM. Conti... [ Read More ]
Question on welfare checks
We have a patient brought into the ED upon a welfare check from the local police. The patient's insurance denied our claim for services the diagnosis was I73.9 and Z88.0 with CPT Codes 99282 and 99... [ Read More ]
unsuccessful aortagraphy- need help please
Indications PAD (peripheral artery disease) (CMS-HCC) [I73.9 (ICD-10-CM)] Conclusion Patient with advanced PAD and left foot rest pain and redness. Started on IV heparin with nitroglycerin applied t... [ Read More ]
Diabetes with PVD
In the alphabetic index, PVD (disease > vascular > peripheral) directs to I73.9 but has a subheading below for 'in diabetes mellitus' with an instruction to 'see E08-E13 with .51' instead. All of the... [ Read More ]
Diabetes with PVD
I'm hoping to gain some insight on coding for Diabetes with PVD. From working in the field, I've always been told that if a patient has Diabetic PVD, E11.51 not to submit the code for PVD alone, I73.9... [ Read More ]
PVD/Presence of stent
Good morning, If PVD is documented at a PCP visit but it also says s/p stent, how would it code? The code I came up with was Z95.820. I'm not sure if that is correct or if I should use I73.9 and a st... [ Read More ]
New Noridian routine foot care lcd questions
We're having issues with the new lcd trying to figure out how to code the primary dx. We have a patient with group 3 dx PVD I73.89 so we added the Q mod and are billing 11719 for trimming of nondystro... [ Read More ]
View All

Coding Alert(s)

    See links to CMS documents related to your ICD-10-CM code without changing pages or searching the Web. Create your account here for Free Trial to Codify's CMS Center!

    Latest News

    OIG Says Health Net Misreported Dx Codes
    The Medicare Advantage organization says they are being held to unreasonable standards. Health Net of California Inc. was recently called out by the Office of Inspector General OIG for failing to subm... [ Read More ]
    Minimize and Maximize Widgets to Customize Codify
    Reduce the clutter on your home page with one click. Codify offers a lot of tools on its home page but you dont always want all of them expanded at once. There is a simple way to maximize the tools yo... [ Read More ]
    Exploring the Financial Impact of Audits
    Strategies for unlocking a dialogue with physicians. As auditors we bridge the gap between medical coding accuracy and financial stability in healthcare organizations. Its our role to knock on the doo... [ Read More ]
    Go Sober for October
    Encourage patients to take stock of their relationship with alcohol. From Dry January and Dry July to Sober September and Sober October the monthlong abstinence trend of shunning alcohol has gained gr... [ Read More ]
    Member of the Month: Jennifer Lavoie
    Meet a member who never stops learning and growing. Each month AAPC selects a member who demonstrates exemplary leadership qualities. This month weve chosen Jennifer Lavoie RN CPC. Lavoie has enjoyed ... [ Read More ]
    View All News