I70 ICD-10-CA category: Atherosclerosis
I70 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 6 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
I70Atherosclerosis
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in I70
I70 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
Notes for I70
As CIHI prints them, with any note I70 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Arteriolosclerosisarteriosclerosisarteriosclerotic vascular diseaseatheromadegeneration:• arterial• arteriovascular• vascularendarteritis deformans or obliteranssenile:• arteritis• endarteritis
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Cerebral (I67.2)coronary (I25.1)mesenteric (K55.1)pulmonary (I27.0)
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)From Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Where I70 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
- 2Block I70-I79Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries
- 3Category I70Atherosclerosis
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is I70 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. I70 (Atherosclerosis) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 6 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is I70 in ICD-10-CA?
I70 sits under I70-I79 Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries, within Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).
What coding notes apply to I70?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for I70, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.