BD40.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Lower limb atherosclerosis

Description

This is a condition in which an artery wall thickens as a result of the accumulation of fatty materials such as cholesterol, of the lower limb.

Index terms

  • Lower limb atherosclerosis
  • arteriosclerosis of lower extremities
  • Atherosclerosis of common or profunda femoral artery
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  • Atherosclerosis of superficial femoral artery
  • Atherosclerosis of popliteal artery
  • Atherosclerosis of crural artery
  • Lower limb atherosclerosis with intermittent claudication
  • peripheral vascular disease with intermittent claudication
  • Lower limb atherosclerosis with rest pain
  • Peripheral vascular disease with rest pain
  • Chronic arterial occlusive disease classified by functional impact
  • Asymptomatic chronic arterial occlusive disease
  • Symptomatic chronic arterial occlusive disease
  • Functional impairment resulting from chronic arterial occlusive disease
  • Critical ischaemia resulting from chronic arterial occlusive disease
  • critical limb ischaemia
  • Critical ischaemia with rest pain
  • Critical ischaemia with tissue loss

Exclusions from above levels

  • 8B11.0 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to extracranial large artery atherosclerosis
  • 8B11.1 – Cerebral ischaemic stroke due to intracranial large artery atherosclerosis
  • BA52 – Coronary atherosclerosis
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  • BD55 – Asymptomatic stenosis of intracranial or extracranial artery
  • DD31 – Chronic vascular disorders of intestine
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
  • NF03.0 – Chilblains
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1059873720 – Diseases of coronary artery
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • BD40.1 – Atherosclerosis of aorta
  • BD40.2 – Atherosclerosis of renal artery
  • BD40.3 – Aortic bifurcation syndrome
  • BD40.Y – Other specified atherosclerotic chronic arterial occlusive disease
  • BD40.Z – Atherosclerotic chronic arterial occlusive disease, unspecified

Foundation entity

Lower limb atherosclerosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/897545836

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: BD40: Atherosclerotic chronic arterial occlusive disease › 11: Diseases of the circulatory system