I70.323 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from I70 Atherosclerosis

Includes

• arteriolosclerosis
• arterial degeneration
• arteriosclerosis
• arteriosclerotic vascular disease
• arteriovascular degeneration
• atheroma
• endarteritis deformans or obliterans
• senile arteritis
• senile endarteritis
• vascular degeneration

Excludes2 (not included here)

• 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)

Use additional code

• 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)

Applies from I70.3 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities

Excludes1 (never code together)

• embolism or thrombus of bypass graft(s) of extremities (T82.8-)

Use additional code

• code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)

Applies from I70.32 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain

Includes

• any condition classifiable to I70.31-
• chronic limb-threatening ischemia NOS of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
• chronic limb-threatening ischemia of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
• critical limb ischemia NOS of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
• critical limb ischemia of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 264 — Vascular Disease with Complications
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 108 — Vascular Disease
• ESRD V24: HCC 108

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 299-301 in MDC 05.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 440.30 Atherosclerosis of unspecified bypass graft of the extremities (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 15 through 124.

Code annotations containing back-references to I70.323

Back-references to I70.3

• Code First: I70.92 Chronic total occlusion of artery of the extremities ("atherosclerosis of arteries of the extremities (I70.2-, I70.3-, I70.4-, I70.5-, I70.6-, I70.7-)")

Back-references to I70

• Type 1 Excludes: I77.6 Arteritis, unspecified ("deformans (I70.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I77.6 Arteritis, unspecified ("obliterans (I70.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I77.6 Arteritis, unspecified ("senile (I70.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for I70.323

• Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic (diffuse) (obliterans) (of) (senile) (with calcification) › with › critical limb ischemia › bypass graft › leg › bilateral
• Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic (diffuse) (obliterans) (of) (senile) (with calcification) › with › critical limb ischemia › bypass graft › leg › bilateral › with › rest pain (and intermittent claudication)
• Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic (diffuse) (obliterans) (of) (senile) (with calcification) › extremities (native arteries) › bypass graft › leg › bilateral › with › rest pain (and intermittent claudication)

Nearby codes

• I70.318 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, other extremity
• I70.319 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, unspecified extremity
• I70.32 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain
• I70.321 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, right leg
• I70.322 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, left leg
• I70.323 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs (this code)
• I70.328 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, other extremity
• I70.329 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, unspecified extremity
• I70.33 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration
• I70.331 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of thigh
• I70.332 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of calf