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2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 454.9
Asymptomatic varicose veins
- dilated tortuous vein, usually in subcutaneous tissues of the leg; incompetency of venous valves is associated.
- Short description: Asympt varicose veins.
- ICD-9-CM 454.9 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 454.9.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 454.9: 2013.
454.9 Alternative Terminology
- Abdominal varicosities
- Calf perforator varicose veins
- Corona phlebectatica
- Ectactic vein
- Hyphenwebs
- Internal jugular phlebectasia
- On examination - varicose veins
- Recurrent varicose veins of leg
- Ruptured varix
- Simple varicose veins
- Varices
- Varicose eczema
- Varicose vein finding
- Varicose veins of leg in long saphenous vein distribution with eczema
- Varicose veins of leg with long saphenous vein distribution
- Varicose veins of leg with short saphenous vein distribution
- Varicose veins of lower extremity
- Varicose veins of lower extremity without ulcer and without inflammation
- Varicose veins of the leg with eczema
- Varicose veins of the leg with rupture
- Venous varices
Applies To
- Phlebectasia of lower extremity [any part] or of unspecified site
- Varicose veins NOS
- Varicose veins of lower extremity [any part] or of unspecified site
- Varix of lower extremity [any part] or of unspecified site
Convert 454.9 to ICD-10-CM 
ICD-9-CM 454.9 converts approximately to:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM I83.90 Asymptomatic varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 454.9:
- Incompetency, incompetence, incompetent
vein, venous (saphenous) (varicose) (see also Varicose, vein) 454.9
- Phlebectasia (see also Varicose, vein) 454.9
congenital NEC 747.60
- Tumor (M8000/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, unspecified nature
- varicose (see also Varicose, vein) 454.9
- Varicose
- vein (lower extremity) (ruptured) (see also Varix) 454.9
with- anus - see Hemorrhoids
- broad ligament 456.5
- congenital (peripheral) 747.60
- esophagus (ulcerated (see also Varix, esophagus) 456.1
bleeding (see also Varix, esophagus, bleeding) 456.0
- inflamed or infected 454.1
- with ulcer 454.2
- in pregnancy or puerperium 671.0
- vulva or perineum 671.1
- nasal septum (with ulcer) 456.8
- pelvis 456.5
- perineum 456.6
- in pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium 671.1
- rectum - see Hemorrhoids
- scrotum (ulcerated) 456.4
- specified site NEC 456.8
- sublingual 456.3
- ulcerated 454.0
- inflamed or infected 454.2
- umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn 762.6
- urethra 456.8
- vulva 456.6
- in pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium 671.1
- Varicosis, varicosities, varicosity (see also Varix) 454.9
- Varix (lower extremity) (ruptured) 454.9
- with
- aneurysmal (see also Aneurysm) 442.9
- anus - see Hemorrhoids
- arteriovenous (congenital) (peripheral) NEC 747.60
- bladder 456.5
- broad ligament 456.5
- congenital (peripheral) 747.60
- esophagus (ulcerated) 456.1
- gastric 456.8
- labia (majora) 456.6
- ovary 456.5
- papillary 448.1
- pelvis 456.5
- pharynx 456.8
- placenta - see Placenta, abnormal
- prostate 456.8
- rectum - see Hemorrhoids
- renal papilla 456.8
- retina 362.17
- scrotum (ulcerated) 456.4
- sigmoid colon 456.8
- specified site NEC 456.8
- spinal (cord) (vessels) 456.8
- spleen, splenic (vein) (with phlebolith) 456.8
- sublingual 456.3
- umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn 762.6
- uterine ligament 456.5
- vocal cord 456.8
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