I74

Non-Billable
ChapterI00–I99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Arterial embolism and thrombosis

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99).

CH9 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • embolic infarction
  • embolic occlusion
  • thrombotic infarction
  • thrombotic occlusion
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • atheroembolism (I75.-)
  • basilar embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.1)
  • carotid embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.2)
  • cerebral embolism and thrombosis (I63.3-I63.5, I66.-)
  • coronary embolism and thrombosis (I21-I25)
  • mesenteric embolism and thrombosis (K55.0-)
  • ophthalmic embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)
  • precerebral embolism and thrombosis NOS (I63.0-I63.2, I65.9)
  • pulmonary embolism and thrombosis (I26.-)
  • renal embolism and thrombosis (N28.0)
  • retinal embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)
  • septic embolism and thrombosis (I76)
  • vertebral embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.0)
Code First
  • embolism and thrombosis complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
  • embolism and thrombosis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
I70-I79Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79)
I74Arterial embolism and thrombosisNot billable
I74.0Embolism and thrombosis of abdominal aortaSubcodes
I74.1Embolism and thrombosis of other and unspecified parts of aortaSubcodes
I74.2Embolism and thrombosis of arteries of the upper extremitiesBillable
I74.3Embolism and thrombosis of arteries of the lower extremitiesBillable
I74.4Embolism and thrombosis of arteries of extremities, unspecifiedBillable
I74.5Embolism and thrombosis of iliac arteryBillable
I74.8Embolism and thrombosis of other arteriesBillable
I74.9Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified arteryBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to I74:

chapterCH9
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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