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FY2027

I70.92Chronic total occlusion of artery of the extremities

BillableCC

Is I70.92 billable?

Yes — I70.92 is billable for FY2027. I70.92 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. I70.92 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

I70.92 at a glance

CodeI70.92
DescriptionChronic total occlusion of artery of the extremities
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

What Medicare edits apply to I70.92?

The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name I70.92 directly.

Cannot be a principal diagnosis — MCE edit 9

CMS will reject this code as the principal diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It describes something other than the condition chiefly responsible for the admission.

Which MS-DRGs does I70.92 group to?

I70.92 sits in MDC 05 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 299Peripheral Vascular Disorders with MCCmedical
  • 300Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CCmedical
  • 301Peripheral Vascular Disorders without CC/MCCmedical

As a secondary diagnosis, I70.92 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is I70.92 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I70.92. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Occlusion, occludedarterycompleteextremities
  • Occlusion, occludedarterytotalextremities

Code first

The underlying condition below must be sequenced before I70.92. I70.92 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to I70.92.

  • Complete occlusion of artery of the extremities
  • Total occlusion of artery of the extremities

Use additional code — inherited from I70

Report an additional code alongside I70.92 to fully describe the condition. I70.92 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9

The conditions below are not part of I70.92, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I70.92 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from I70

The conditions below are not part of I70.92, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I70.92 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (I25.1-)
  • arteriosclerotic heart disease (I25.1-)
  • atheroembolism (I75.-)
  • cerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
  • coronary atherosclerosis (I25.1-)
  • mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)
  • precerebral atherosclerosis (I67.2)
  • primary pulmonary atherosclerosis (I27.0)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from I70.9

The conditions below are not part of I70.92, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I70.92 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • disorders of pyrophosphate metabolism (E83.82-)

How long has I70.92 existed?

I70.92 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

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