Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 447.9
Unspecified disorders of arteries and arterioles
  • Short description: ARTERIAL DISEASE NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 447.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 447.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 447.9 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I77.9 Disorder of arteries and arterioles, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Arterial steal syndrome
  • Arterial, arteriole and capillary disease
  • Arteriolitis
  • Disorder of aorta
  • Disorder of artery
  • Disorder of artery of neck
  • Disorder of carotid artery
  • Disorder of coronary artery
  • Medionecrosis of aorta
  • Unspecified disease of artery
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 447.9:
  • Arteriopathy 447.9
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • aorta (nonsyphilitic) 447.9
    • arterial 447.9
      • occlusive (see also Occlusion, by site) 444.22
        • with embolus or thrombus - see Occlusion, by site
        • due to stricture or stenosis 447.1
      • specified type NEC 447.8
    • artery 447.9
      • cerebral 437.9
      • coronary - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
      • specified type NEC 447.8
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • arteriole 447.9
    • artery 447.9
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