Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 904.8
Injury to unspecified blood vessel of lower extremity
  • Short description: INJURY LEG VESSEL NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 904.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 904.8 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).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 904.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 904.8: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 904.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S75.909A Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S85.909A Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at lower leg level, unspecified leg, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S95.902A Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at ankle and foot level, left leg, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Injury of blood vessel at left lower leg level
  • Injury of blood vessel at right lower leg level
  • Injury of blood vessels within left ankle
  • Injury of blood vessels within left foot
  • Injury of blood vessels within right ankle
  • Injury of blood vessels within right foot
  • Laceration of blood vessel at left lower leg level
  • Laceration of blood vessel at right lower leg level
  • Laceration of blood vessels within left ankle
  • Laceration of blood vessels within left foot
  • Laceration of blood vessels within right ankle
  • Laceration of blood vessels within right foot
  • Left ankle blood vessel injury
  • Left ankle blood vessel laceration
  • Left foot blood vessel injury
  • Left foot blood vessel laceration
  • Left lower leg blood vessel injury
  • Left lower leg blood vessel laceration
  • Left thigh blood vessel injury
  • Left thigh blood vessel laceration
  • Right ankle blood vessel injury
  • Right ankle blood vessel laceration
  • Right foot blood vessel injury
  • Right foot blood vessel laceration
  • Right lower leg blood vessel injury
  • Right lower leg blood vessel laceration
  • Right thigh blood vessel injury
  • Right thigh blood vessel laceration
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 904.8:
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