228.00 is a billable ICD-9-CM medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
Diagnosis Definition(s)
extremely common benign tumor, occurring most commonly in infancy and childhood, made up of newly formed blood vessels, and resulting from malformation of angioblastic tissue of fetal life; can occur anywhere in the body but is most frequently noticed in the skin and subcutaneous tissues.
A benign localized vascular neoplasm usually occurring in infancy and childhood. It is characterized by the formation of capillary-sized or cavernous vascular channels. The majority of cases are congenital.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 228.00
Angioendothelioma (M9130/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, uncertain behavior
benign (M9130/0) (see also Hemangioma, by site) 228.00
Angioma (M9120/0) (see also Hemangioma, by site) 228.00
2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 228.00
228.00
