2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Circulatory System 390-459 > Diseases Of Arteries, Arterioles, And Capillaries 440-448 > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 445 Atheroembolism View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 445 An embolism of lipid debris from an ulcerated atheromatous deposit, generally from a large artery to small arterial branches. It is usually small and rarely causes infarction. 445 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis 445 Includes Atherothrombotic microembolism Cholesterol embolism