PVD and intermittent claudication, not otherwise specified, is classified to ICD-9-CM code 443.9. If the PVD is due to diabetes mellitus, codes 250.7 and 443.81 would be assigned.
What is the ICD code for peripheral vascular disease?
Peripheral Artery Disease (ICD-10 code I73. 9) is estimated to affect 12 to 20% of Americans age 65 and older with as many as 75% of that group being asymptomatic (Rogers et al, 2011). Of note, for the purposes of this clinical flyer the term peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is used synonymously with PAD.
What is the ICD 10 code for PVD with claudication?
Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, right leg. I70. 211 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.