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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Injury To Blood Vessels 900-904 > Injury To Blood Vessels Of Head And Neck 900.* > 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.0 Injury to carotid artery This code may be outdated. View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 900.0 Blunt and penetrating traumatic injuries of the common, internal, or external carotid arteries which may result from CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; THORACIC INJURIES; and NECK INJURIES. Damage to the artery may lead to CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; pseudoaneurysm formation; and internal carotid artery dissection (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION). Clinical manifestations (e.g., stroke, HORNER SYNDROME) may be immediate or delayed. (From Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1997 Sep;18(3):251-7; J Trauma 1994 Sep;37(3):473-9) 900.0 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 900.* hierarchy