I71.8

Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, ruptured

Billable / specificHCC V28 264

I71.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Rupture of aorta NOS

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from I71)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from I71)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from I71)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from I71)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from I71)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from I71)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from I71)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from I71)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from I71)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-) (from I71)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

Also known as

  • Rupture of aorta NOS
  • Aneurysm, aorta, aortic, arteriosclerotic, ruptured
  • Aneurysm, aorta, aortic, descending, ruptured
  • Aneurysm, aorta, aortic, ruptured
  • Aneurysm, cylindroid, ruptured
  • Rupture, ruptured, aorta, aortic
  • Rupture, ruptured, aorta, aortic, descending

Parent code

  • I71Aortic aneurysm and dissectionHeader

Related codes

  • I71.0Dissection of aortaHeader
  • I71.1Thoracic aortic aneurysm, rupturedHeader
  • I71.2Thoracic aortic aneurysm, without ruptureHeader
  • I71.3Abdominal aortic aneurysm, rupturedHeader
  • I71.4Abdominal aortic aneurysm, without ruptureHeader
  • I71.5Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, rupturedHeader
  • I71.6Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, without ruptureHeader
  • I71.9Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, without ruptureBillable

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