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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 453.42
Venous embolism and thrombosis of deep vessels of distal lower extremity
  • Short description: DVT/EMB DISTAL LOWER EXT.
  • ICD-9-CM 453.42 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 453.42 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 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 453.42.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 453.42: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 453.42 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I82.449 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified tibial vein
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I82.499 Acute embolism and thrombosis of other specified deep vein of unspecified lower extremity
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I82.4Z9 Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of unspecified distal lower extremity
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute deep vein thrombosis of bilateral calves
  • Acute deep vein thrombosis of left calf
  • Acute deep vein thrombosis of right calf
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of both calves
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of both tibial (leg) veins
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of left calf
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of left tibial (leg) vein
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of right calf
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of right tibial (leg) vein
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis of bilateral tibial veins
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis of calf
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis of left tibial vein
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis of right tibial vein
  • Acute deep venous thrombosis of tibial vein
  • Acute DVT of bilat calves
  • Acute DVT of bilat tibial veins
  • Acute DVT of left calf
  • Acute DVT of left tibial vein
  • Acute DVT of right calf
  • Acute DVT of right tibial vein
  • Deep vein thrombosis lower leg, acute
  • Deep vein thrombosis tibial (leg) vein, acute, left
  • Deep vein thrombosis tibial (leg) vein, acute, right
  • Deep vein thrombosis tibial (leg) veins, acute
  • Deep vein thrombosis tibial, acute
  • DVT calf, acute
  • DVT tibial vein, acute
  • DVT tibial vein, acute, bilateral
  • DVT tibial vein, acute, left
  • DVT tibial vein, acute, right
Applies To
  • Calf
  • Lower leg NOS
  • Peroneal
  • Tibial
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 453.42:
  • Embolism 444.9
    • vein 453.9
      • with inflammation or phlebitis - see Thrombophlebitis
      • cerebral (see also Embolism, brain) 434.1
      • coronary (see also Infarct, myocardium) 410.9
        • without myocardial infarction 411.81
      • hepatic 453.0
      • lower extremity 453.8
      • mesenteric (with gangrene) 557.0
      • portal 452
      • pulmonary - see Embolism, pulmonary
      • renal 453.3
      • specified NEC 453.8
        • with inflammation or phlebitis - see Thrombophlebitis
  • Thrombosis, thrombotic (marantic) (multiple) (progressive) (vein) (vessel) 453.9
    • leg 453.8
      • with inflammation or phlebitis - see Thrombophlebitis
      • deep (vessels) 453.40
        • lower (distal) 453.42
        • upper (proximal) 453.41
      • superficial (vessels) 453.8
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