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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Circulatory System 390-459 > Diseases Of Arteries, Arterioles, And Capillaries 440-448 > Arterial Embolism And Thrombosis 444.* >

2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 444.0

Embolism and thrombosis of abdominal aorta

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  • A syndrome caused by obstruction of the terminal aorta. It usually occurs in males and is characterized by fatigue in the hips, thighs, or calves on exercising, absence of pulsation in the femoral arteries, impotence, and often pallor and coldness of the lower limbs. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
  • 444.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 444.0 contains 14 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 444.* hierarchy

444.0 also known as:

  • Aortic bifurcation syndrome
  • Aortoiliac obstruction
  • Leriche's syndrome
  • Saddle embolus

Index entries containing 444.0:

Embolism 444.9
  • aorta, aortic 444.1
    • abdominal 444.0
    • bifurcation 444.0
    • saddle 444.0
  • saddle (aorta) 444.0
Leriche's syndrome (aortic bifurcation occlusion) 444.0
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
  • aortoiliac 444.0
Occlusion
  • aortoiliac (chronic) 444.0
Saddle
  • embolus, aorta 444.0
Syndrome - see also Disease
  • aortic
    • bifurcation (occlusion) 444.0
  • Leriche's (aortic bifurcation occlusion) 444.0
Thrombosis, thrombotic (marantic) (multiple) (progressive) (septic) (vein) (vessel) 453.9
  • aorta, aortic 444.1
    • abdominal 444.0
    • bifurcation 444.0
    • saddle 444.0
    • terminal 444.0