I70.234 (Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot) compared with I70.244 (Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot), from the official CMS tabular data. I70.234 and I70.244 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. I70.234 and I70.244 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| I70.234Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot | I70.244Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | I00-I99 — Diseases of the circulatory system | I00-I99 — Diseases of the circulatory system |
| Definition | Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I70.234). | Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I70.244). |
| Includes | any condition classifiable to I70.211 and I70.221 chronic limb-threatening ischemia of native arteries of right leg with ulceration critical limb ischemia of native arteries of right leg with ulceration arteriolosclerosis | any condition classifiable to I70.212 and I70.222 chronic limb-threatening ischemia of native arteries of left leg with ulceration critical limb ischemia of native arteries of left leg with ulceration arteriolosclerosis |
| Use additional code | code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-) code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92) code to identify: | code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-) code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92) code to identify: |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources