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2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 444.22
Arterial embolism and thrombosis of lower extremity
- Short description: Lower extremity embolism.
- ICD-9-CM 444.22 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
- You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 444.22.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 444.22: 2013.
444.22 Alternative Terminology
- Atheromatous embolus of lower limb
- Common femoral artery occlusion
- Common femoral artery thrombosis
- Crural artery thrombosis
- Embolism and thrombosis of the anterior tibial artery
- Embolism and thrombosis of the dorsalis pedis artery
- Embolism and thrombosis of the femoral artery
- Embolism and thrombosis of the popliteal artery
- Embolism and thrombosis of the posterior tibial artery
- Femoral artery embolus
- Femoral artery occlusion
- Femoral artery thrombosis
- Femoral popliteal occlusion
- Lower limb arterial embolus
- Occlusion of lower limb artery
- Occlusive disease of artery of lower extremity
- Peripheral arterial embolism
- Popliteal artery embolus
- Popliteal artery occlusion
- Popliteal artery thrombosis
- Post-radiological embolism of lower limb artery
- Profunda femoris artery thrombosis
- Superficial femoral artery occlusion
- Superficial femoral artery thrombosis
- Thrombosis of arteries of lower extremity
- Thrombosis of arteries of the extremities
444.22 Excludes 
- iliofemoral (444.81
)
Applies To
- Arterial embolism or thrombosis:
- femoral
- peripheral NOS
- popliteal
Convert 444.22 to ICD-10-CM
ICD-9-CM 444.22 converts approximately to:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM I74.3 Embolism and thrombosis of arteries of the lower extremities
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 444.22:
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- Embolism 444.9
artery 444.9
auditory, internal 433.8- basilar (see also Occlusion, artery, basilar) 433.0
- bladder 444.89
- carotid (common) (internal) (see also Occlusion, artery, carotid) 433.1
- cerebellar (anterior inferior) (posterior inferior) (superior) 433.8
- cerebral (see also Embolism, brain) 434.1
- choroidal (anterior) 433.8
- communicating posterior 433.8
- coronary (see also Infarct, myocardium) 410.9
without myocardial infarction 411.81
- extremity 444.22
- lower 444.22
- upper 444.21
- hypophyseal 433.8
- mesenteric (with gangrene) 557.0
- ophthalmic (see also Occlusion, retina) 362.30
- peripheral 444.22
- pontine 433.8
- precerebral NEC - see Occlusion, artery, precerebral
- pulmonary - see Embolism, pulmonary
- pyemic 449
- pulmonary 415.12
- renal 593.81
- retinal (see also Occlusion, retina) 362.30
- septic 449
- pulmonary 415.12
- specified site NEC 444.89
- vertebral (see also Occlusion, artery, vertebral) 433.2
- extremities 444.22
- lower 444.22
- upper 444.21
- lower extremity 444.22
- peripheral arteries NEC 444.22
- lower 444.22
- upper 444.21
- popliteal (artery) 444.22
- Occlusion
- arteries of extremities, lower 444.22
- Thrombosis, thrombotic (marantic) (multiple) (progressive) (vein) (vessel) 453.9
- artery, arteries (postinfectional) 444.9
- auditory, internal 433.8
- basilar (see also Occlusion, artery, basilar) 433.0
- carotid (common) (internal) (see also Occlusion, artery, carotid) 433.1
- with other precerebral artery 433.3
- cerebellar (anterior inferior) (posterior inferior) (superior) 433.8
- cerebral (see also Thrombosis, brain) 434.0
- choroidal (anterior) 433.8
- communicating posterior 433.8
- coronary (see also Infarct, myocardium) 410.9
- extremities 444.22
- lower 444.22
- upper 444.21
- femoral 444.22
- hepatic 444.89
- hypophyseal 433.8
- meningeal, anterior or posterior 433.8
- mesenteric (with gangrene) 557.0
- ophthalmic (see also Occlusion, retina) 362.30
- pontine 433.8
- popliteal 444.22
- precerebral - see Occlusion, artery, precerebral NEC
- pulmonary 415.19
- renal 593.81
- retinal (see also Occlusion, retina) 362.30
- specified site NEC 444.89
- spinal, anterior or posterior 433.8
- traumatic (complication) (early) (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
- vertebral (see also Occlusion, artery, vertebral) 433.2
with other precerebral artery 433.3
- femoral (vein) 453.6
- peripheral arteries 444.22
- lower 444.22
- upper 444.21
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