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I71

Aortic aneurysm and dissection

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 9 more specific codes instead:

  • I71.0 Dissection of aorta (also a header)
  • I71.1 Thoracic aortic aneurysm, ruptured (also a header)
  • I71.2 Thoracic aortic aneurysm, without rupture (also a header)
  • I71.3 Abdominal aortic aneurysm, ruptured (also a header)
  • I71.4 Abdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture (also a header)
  • I71.5 Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, ruptured (also a header)
  • I71.6 Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture (also a header)
  • I71.8 Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, ruptured
  • I71.9 Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, without rupture

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Aortic aneurysm and dissection

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Code first

  • , if applicable:
  • syphilitic aortic aneurysm (A52.01)
  • traumatic aortic aneurysm (S25.09, S35.09)