Which arteritis code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 22 codes under Arteritis. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| allergic | M31.0 | Hypersensitivity angiitis |
| aorta | I77.6 | Arteritis, unspecified |
| aortic arch | M31.4 | Aortic arch syndrome [Takayasu] |
| brachiocephalic | M31.4 | Aortic arch syndrome [Takayasu] |
| brain | I67.7 | Cerebral arteritis, not elsewhere classified |
| cerebral | I67.7 | Cerebral arteritis, not elsewhere classified |
| coronary | I25.89 | Other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease |
| cranial, giant cell | M31.6 | Other giant cell arteritis |
| giant cell NEC | M31.6 | Other giant cell arteritis |
| necrosing or necrotizing | M31.9 | Necrotizing vasculopathy, unspecified |
| nodosa | M30.0 | Polyarteritis nodosa |
| pulmonary | I28.8 | Other diseases of pulmonary vessels |
| suppurative | I77.2 | Rupture of artery |
| syphilitic | A52.09 | Other cardiovascular syphilis |
| temporal, giant cell | M31.6 | Other giant cell arteritis |
| young female aortic arch syndrome | M31.4 | Aortic arch syndrome [Takayasu] |
Arteritis aorta
| syphilitic | A52.02 | Syphilitic aortitis |
Arteritis brain
| syphilitic | A52.04 | Syphilitic cerebral arteritis |
Arteritis cerebral
| listerial | A32.89 | Other forms of listeriosis |
| syphilitic | A52.04 | Syphilitic cerebral arteritis |
| tuberculous | A18.89 | Tuberculosis of other sites |
| in › diseases classified elsewhere | I68.2 | Cerebral arteritis in other diseases classified elsewhere |
| in › systemic lupus erythematosus | M32.19 | Other organ or system involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus |
Arteritis coronary
| rheumatic | I01.8 | Other acute rheumatic heart disease |
| syphilitic | A52.06 | Other syphilitic heart involvement |
| rheumatic › chronic | I09.89 | Other specified rheumatic heart diseases |
Arteritis giant cell NEC
| with polymyalgia rheumatica | M31.5 | Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica |
Arteritis necrosing or necrotizing
| specified NEC | M31.8 | Other specified necrotizing vasculopathies |
Arteritis syphilitic
| brain | A52.04 | Syphilitic cerebral arteritis |
| coronary | A52.06 | Other syphilitic heart involvement |
| spinal | A52.09 | Other cardiovascular syphilis |