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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection

Codes within category I71, Aortic aneurysm and dissection, have been expanded to describe the site of thoracic aorta dissection, as well as the various types of abdominal aortic aneurysms with and without rupture as follows:I71.010, Dissection of ascending aorta  I71.011, Dissection of aortic arch I71.012, Dissection of descending thoracic aorta I71.019, Dissection of thoracic aorta, unspecified I71.10, Thoracic aortic aneurysm, ruptured, unspecified I71.11, Aneurysm of the ascending aorta, ruptured I71.12, Aneurysm of the aortic arch, ruptured I71.13, Aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta, ruptured I71.20, Thoracic aortic aneurysm, without rupture...

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