I72
Header — not billableOther aneurysm
The ICD-10 code for other aneurysm is I72.
I72 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- acquired aneurysm (I77.0)
- aneurysm (of) aorta (I71.-)
- aneurysm (of) arteriovenous NOS (Q27.3-)
- carotid artery dissection (I77.71)
- cerebral (nonruptured) aneurysm (I67.1)
- coronary aneurysm (I25.4)
- coronary artery dissection (I25.42)
- dissection of artery NEC (I77.79)
- dissection of precerebral artery, congenital (nonruptured) (Q28.1)
- heart aneurysm (I25.3)
- iliac artery dissection (I77.72)
- precerebral artery, congential (nonruptured) (Q28.1)
- pulmonary artery aneurysm (I28.1)
- renal artery dissection (I77.73)
- retinal aneurysm (H35.0)
- ruptured cerebral aneurysm (I60.7)
- varicose aneurysm (I77.0)
- vertebral artery dissection (I77.74)
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- aneurysm (cirsoid) (false) (ruptured)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under I72
- I72.0Aneurysm of carotid artery
- I72.1Aneurysm of artery of upper extremity
- I72.2Aneurysm of renal artery
- I72.3Aneurysm of iliac artery
- I72.4Aneurysm of artery of lower extremity
- I72.5Aneurysm of other precerebral arteries
- I72.6Aneurysm of vertebral artery
- I72.8Aneurysm of other specified arteries
- I72.9Aneurysm of unspecified site
Related codes in this category
- I70Atherosclerosisnon-billable header
- I71Aortic aneurysm and dissectionnon-billable header
- I73Other peripheral vascular diseasesnon-billable header
- I74Arterial embolism and thrombosisnon-billable header
- I75Atheroembolismnon-billable header
- I76Septic arterial embolism
- I77Other disorders of arteries and arteriolesnon-billable header
- I78Diseases of capillariesnon-billable header
- I79Disorders of arteries, arterioles and capillaries in diseases classified elsewherenon-billable header
- I72Other aneurysmnon-billable header