2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Injury To Blood Vessels 900-904 > ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900 Injury to blood vessels of head and neck 900 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.0 Injury to carotid artery 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 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.00 Injury to carotid artery unspecified 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) 900.00 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 900.00 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.01 Injury to common carotid artery 900.01 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 900.01 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.02 Injury to external carotid artery 900.02 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 900.02 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.03 Injury to internal carotid artery 900.03 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 900.03 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.1 Injury to internal jugular vein 900.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 900.1 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.8 Injury to other specified blood vessels of head and neck 900.8 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.81 Injury to external jugular vein 900.81 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 900.81 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.82 Injury to multiple blood vessels of head and neck 900.82 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 900.82 contains 3 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.89 Injury to other specified blood vessels of head and neck 900.89 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 900.89 contains 2 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 900.9 Injury to unspecified blood vessel of head and neck 900.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 900.9 contains 2 index entries