I72.0

ICD-10Billable

Aneurysm of carotid artery

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Aneurysm of carotid artery

I72.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Aneurysm of common carotid artery
  • Aneurysm of external carotid artery
  • Aneurysm of internal carotid artery, extracranial portion

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • aneurysm of internal carotid artery, intracranial portion (I67.1)
  • aneurysm of internal carotid artery NOS (I67.1)

Related codes in I72

Where this code sits

Parent code
I72

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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