ICD-10-CM:
Documentation of Right or Left is Key to Choosing Correct Atherosclerosis Code
Published on Mon Jul 14, 2014
Watch for whether your I70.21- code needs to be paired with chronic total occlusion, too. ICD-10’s notorious emphasis on laterality is evident in the codes for atherosclerosis. See which key words your provider needs to include for you to pinpoint the most accurate code. ICD-9-CM Code 440.21, Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities with intermittent claudication ICD-10-CM Codes I70.211, [...]