2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 38.52 Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, other vessels of head and neck 38.52 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 38.52 contains 4 index entries View the full Volume 3 38.* hierarchy Index entries containing 38.52: Division vein (with ligation) 38.80 varicose 38.50 head and neck NEC 38.52 Excision vein -- see also Phlebectomy 38.60 varicose 38.50 head and neck NEC 38.52 Ligation vein 38.80 varicose 38.50 head and neck 38.52 Phlebectomy 38.60 varicose 38.50 head and neck NEC 38.52