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I70.613 vs K55.1

I70.613 (Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs) compared with K55.1 (Chronic vascular disorders of intestine), from the official CMS tabular data.

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Summary

These codes can be reported together when both conditions are documented, because I70.613 lists K55.1 under Excludes2, which marks them as distinct conditions.

Official rule
What is different?

The conditions named and chapter.I70.613 is “Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs”; K55.1 is “Chronic vascular disorders of intestine”. I70.613 sits in I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99); K55.1 in K00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

Registry fact

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented.I70.613 lists K55.1 under Excludes2: “mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)”. Excludes2 marks distinct conditions that may both be reported when both are documented.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is there an Excludes1 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. K55.1 carries 1 Excludes1 note covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.

Official rule

Is there an Excludes2 relationship?

Yes.I70.613’s tabular entry: “mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)”. The note covers K55.1.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is one more specific?

Not comparable.The codes sit in different categories; specificity is only comparable within one category.

Is one a parent or header code?

No.Both are billable codes, and neither contains the other.

Registry fact

Are there sequencing instructions?

None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.

Official rule

Are there other coding relationships?

None found.No laterality, encounter-phase, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, or history-versus-active-disease relationship links these codes.

MedCoder-derived

Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels

Can these codes be reported together?

Informational

Excludes2 relationship

I70.613
Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs
↔
K55.1
Chronic vascular disorders of intestine

What we found

Yes, when both are documented.I70.613 carries an Excludes2 note covering K55.1: “mesenteric atherosclerosis (K55.1)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

What to review

Report both only when the documentation supports both conditions; otherwise report the one documented.

Guide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2Check these on a claim

Why it matters

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of the code above it, but a patient can have both. Report both when both are documented.

Source / rule

CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes

Official guidance behind these answers

  • Section I.A.12.b — Excludes2 · applies to: Excludes2

    A type 2 Excludes note represents “Not included here.” An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

    ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines FY2027

Quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in effect for the release shown. The tabular notes above are the code-level instruction; these sections are the convention that says how such a note is applied. Source document (CMS PDF) · Release and checksum

Side by side

Similar descriptions do not make codes interchangeable. The documentation and the official instructions decide which code applies.

Official descriptionDiffers
I70.613

Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs

K55.1

Chronic vascular disorders of intestine

StatusSame for both
Billable
Excludes1Differs
I70.613

None at this code

K55.1
  • necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-)
Excludes2Differs
I70.613
  • 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)
K55.1
  • angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum (K31.81-)
Use additional codeDiffers
I70.613
  • code, if applicable, to identify chronic total occlusion of artery of extremity (I70.92)
  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
K55.1

None at this code

CategoryDiffers
I70.613

I70 Atherosclerosis

K55.1

K55 Vascular disorders of intestine

ChapterDiffers
I70.613

I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)

K55.1

K00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)

IncludesDiffers
I70.613
  • arteriolosclerosis
  • arterial degeneration
  • arteriosclerosis
  • arteriosclerotic vascular disease
K55.1
  • Chronic ischemic colitis
  • Chronic ischemic enteritis
  • Chronic ischemic enterocolitis
  • Ischemic stricture of intestine

No Code first, Code also and 7th character note at either code.

Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on. In a row that differs, notes every code shares are dimmed.

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2027). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources