2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Circulatory System 390-459 > Diseases Of Veins And Lymphatics, And Other Diseases Of Circulatory System 451-459 > Other Disorders Of Circulatory System 459.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 459.2 Compression of vein View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 459.2 A condition in which a tumor presses against the superior vena cava (the large vein that carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest to the heart). This pressure blocks blood flow to the heart and may cause coughing, difficulty in breathing, and swelling of the face, neck, and upper arms. Obstruction of the superior vena cava caused by neoplasm, thrombosis, aneurysm, or external compression and causing suffusion and/or cyanosis of the face, neck, and upper arms. 459.2 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 459.2 contains 18 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 459.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Stricture of vein Vena cava syndrome (inferior) (superior)  Index entries containing 459.2: Compression vein 459.2 vena cava (inferior) (superior) 459.2 Edema, edematous 782.3 legs 782.3 due to venous obstruction 459.2 localized 782.3 due to venous obstruction 459.2 lower extremity 459.2 Kink, kinking vein(s) 459.2 caval 459.2 peripheral 459.2 Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive caval veins (inferior) (superior) 459.2 vein, venous 459.2 caval (inferior) (superior) 459.2 thrombotic - see Thrombosis vena cava (inferior) (superior) 459.2 Stenosis (cicatricial) - see also Stricture vena cava (inferior) (superior) 459.2 congenital 747.49 Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89 vein 459.2 vena cava (inferior) (superior) NEC 459.2 congenital 747.49 Syndrome - see also Disease inferior vena cava 459.2 superior vena cava 459.2 vena cava (inferior) (superior) (obstruction) 459.2