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2007 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.* >

2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 459.2

Compression of vein

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 459.2 can be accessed here.

  • 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

459.2 also known as:

  • 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
Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
  • vein 459.2
  • vena cava (inferior) (superior) NEC 459.2
Syndrome - see also Disease
  • inferior vena cava 459.2
  • superior
    • vena cava 459.2
  • vena cava (inferior) (superior) (obstruction) 459.2