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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 445
Atheroembolism
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 2 ICD-9-CM codes below 445 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • Blocking of a blood vessel by cholesterol-rich atheromatous deposits, generally occurring in the flow from a large artery to small arterial branches. It is also called arterial-arterial embolization or atheroembolism which may be spontaneous or iatrogenic. Patients with spontaneous atheroembolism often have painful, cyanotic digits of acute onset
445 Includes
  • Atherothrombotic microembolism
  • Cholesterol embolism
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