I73.9 — Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified
Is I73.9 billable?
Yes, but I73.9 is an unspecified code. I73.9 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, I73.9 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting I73.9 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
I73.9 at a glance
| Code | I73.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does I73.9 group to?
I73.9 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
How is I73.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I73.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Angiospasm (peripheral) (traumatic) (vessel)
- Angiospastic disease or edema
- Arteriospasm
- Claudication (intermittent)
- Microangiopathy (peripheral)
- Vasodilation
- Vasospasm (vasoconstriction)
- Angina › cruris (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor)
- Angiopathia, angiopathy › peripheral
- Change › vasomotor (s) (in) (of)
- Charcot's › syndrome
- Dilatation › vasomotor
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with I73.9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- atherosclerosis of the extremities (I70.2--I70.7-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to I73.9.
- Intermittent claudication
- Peripheral angiopathy NOS
- Spasm of artery
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I73.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I73.9 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 I73
The conditions below are not part of I73.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I73.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has I73.9 existed?
I73.9 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.
Which codes are confused with I73.9?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with I73.9 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.