I70.0 - Atherosclerosis of aorta

The ICD 10 Code for Atherosclerosis of aorta is listed as I70.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	I70.0
Description:	Atherosclerosis of aorta
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	299 - Peripheral Vascular Disorders W Mcc 300 - Peripheral Vascular Disorders W Cc 301 - Peripheral Vascular Disorders W/o Cc/mcc

Chapter	Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Block	Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79)
Parent	I70 - Atherosclerosis
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	440.0 - Atherosclerosis of aorta
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of I70.0:
I70.1 - Atherosclerosis of renal artery
I70.2 - Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities
I70.3 - Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
I70.4 - Atherosclerosis of autologous vein bypass graft(s) of the extremities
I70.5 - Atherosclerosis of nonautologous biological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
I70.6 - Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities
I70.7 - Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
I70.8 - Atherosclerosis of other arteries
I70.9 - Other and unspecified atherosclerosis