What is this code?
ICD-10 entries help standardize how diagnoses are organized for coding, reporting, analytics, and documentation. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents other aneurysm in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code may act more like a grouping or parent code, so a more specific child code may be used in final documentation when available.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
- This entry may represent a broader category rather than the most specific billable code.
Code hierarchy
chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I70-I79Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries
currentI70-I79
Official coding notes
Includes
- aneurysm (cirsoid) (false) (ruptured)
Excludes2 (may code together if documented)
- acquired aneurysm (I77.0)
- aneurysm (of) aorta (I71.-)
- aneurysm (of) arteriovenous NOS (Q27.3-)
- carotid artery dissection (I77.71)
- cerebral (nonruptured) aneurysm (I67.1)
- coronary aneurysm (I25.4)
- coronary artery dissection (I25.42)
- dissection of artery NEC (I77.79)
- dissection of precerebral artery, congenital (nonruptured) (Q28.1)
- heart aneurysm (I25.3)
- iliac artery dissection (I77.72)
- precerebral artery, congential (nonruptured) (Q28.1)
- pulmonary artery aneurysm (I28.1)
- renal artery dissection (I77.73)
- retinal aneurysm (H35.0)
- ruptured cerebral aneurysm (I60.7)
- varicose aneurysm (I77.0)
- vertebral artery dissection (I77.74)
Where you may see this code
You may see this entry in coding references, medical records, or claims workflows when a broader diagnosis category is being reviewed before a more specific code is chosen.
Related specialists
CardiologistGeneral Physician
Related codes
I72.0Aneurysm of carotid arterycodeI72.1Aneurysm of artery of upper extremitycodeI72.2Aneurysm of renal arterycodeI72.3Aneurysm of iliac arterycodeI72.4Aneurysm of artery of lower extremitycodeI72.5Aneurysm of other precerebral arteriescodeI72.6Aneurysm of vertebral arterycodeI72.8Aneurysm of other specified arteriescodeI72.9Aneurysm of unspecified sitecode
Sibling codes
I70AtherosclerosisI71Aortic aneurysm and dissectionI73Other peripheral vascular diseasesI74Arterial embolism and thrombosisI75AtheroembolismI76Septic arterial embolismbillableI77Other disorders of arteries and arteriolesI78Diseases of capillariesI79Disorders of arteries, arterioles and capillaries in diseases classified elsewhere
Coding guidelines
Compatibility
Legacy code aligns to an official FY 2026 category. Frontend should resolve to the official category page and surface the billable child codes.
Legacy codes
I72
Replacement codes
I72.0 — Aneurysm of carotid arteryI72.1 — Aneurysm of artery of upper extremityI72.2 — Aneurysm of renal arteryI72.3 — Aneurysm of iliac arteryI72.4 — Aneurysm of artery of lower extremityI72.5 — Aneurysm of other precerebral arteriesI72.6 — Aneurysm of vertebral arteryI72.8 — Aneurysm of other specified arteriesI72.9 — Aneurysm of unspecified site
Common synonyms
Other aneurysm
Frequently asked questions
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