ICD-10-CM › I00-I99 › I70-I79 › I71 Aortic aneurysm and dissection › I71.6

I71.6

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

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

Billable FY2016 to FY2022, and a category header from FY2023.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • I71.60 Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture, unspecified
  • I71.61 Supraceliac aneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta, without rupture
  • I71.62 Paravisceral aneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta, without rupture

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture
  2. FY2023 Stopped being billable

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.

Inherited from I71 Aortic aneurysm and dissection

Code first

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
I71.0 Dissection of aorta Not billable
I71.1 Thoracic aortic aneurysm, ruptured Not billable
I71.2 Thoracic aortic aneurysm, without rupture Not billable
I71.3 Abdominal aortic aneurysm, ruptured Not billable
I71.4 Abdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture Not billable
I71.5 Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, ruptured Not billable
I71.8 Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, ruptured Valid
I71.9 Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, without rupture Valid