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I72.0 - Aneurysm of carotid artery


The ICD 10 Code for Aneurysm of carotid artery is listed as I72.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: I72.0
Description: Aneurysm of carotid artery
  • Aneurysm of common carotid artery
  • Aneurysm of external carotid artery
  • Aneurysm of internal carotid artery, extracranial portion
  • Excludes1: aneurysm of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (I67.1)
  • aneurysm of internal carotid artery NOS (I67.1)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
299 - Peripheral Vascular Disorders W Mcc
300 - Peripheral Vascular Disorders W Cc
301 - Peripheral Vascular Disorders W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Block Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79)
Parent I72 - Other aneurysm
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 442.81 - Aneurysm of artery of neck
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of I72.0:
I72.1 - Aneurysm of artery of upper extremity
I72.2 - Aneurysm of renal artery
I72.3 - Aneurysm of iliac artery
I72.4 - Aneurysm of artery of lower extremity
I72.8 - Aneurysm of other specified arteries
I72.9 - Aneurysm of unspecified site