Coding for Critical Limb Ischemia

Oct 05, 2021 · ICD-10-CM already contains codes for peripheral ar-tery disease of the extremities with rest pain, ulceration, and gangrene. Rather than recommend new codes, the task force submitted a proposal to the CDC to add both “critical limb ischemia” and “chronic limb-threatening ischemia” as subcategories within code 170, Atherosclerosis. ................
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