Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 446.0
Polyarteritis nodosa
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 446.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 446.0 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 446.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M30.0 Polyarteritis nodosa
Approximate Synonyms
  • Juvenile polyarteritis
  • Microscopic polyangiitis
  • Microscopic polyarteritis nodosa
  • Myopathy due to polyarteritis nodosa
  • Polyneuropathy (multiple nerve disorder)
  • Polyneuropathy in collagen vascular disease w polyarteritis
  • Polyneuropathy in collagen vascular disease with polyarteritis
  • Polyneuropathy in polyarteritis nodosa
Clinical Information
  • Form of necrotizing vasculitis involving small- and medium-sized arteries; signs and symptoms result from infarction and scarring of the affected organ system
Applies To
  • Disseminated necrotizing periarteritis
  • Necrotizing angiitis
  • Panarteritis (nodosa)
  • Periarteritis (nodosa)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 446.0:
  • Angiitis 447.6
    • necrotizing 446.0
  • Arteritis 447.6
    • necrosing or necrotizing 446.0
    • nodosa 446.0
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Kussmaul (-Meier) (polyarteritis nodosa) 446.0
  • Harkavy's syndrome 446.0
  • Kussmaul's
    • disease (polyarteritis nodosa) 446.0
  • Necrosis, necrotic
    • arteritis 446.0
  • Necrotizing angiitis 446.0
  • Panarteritis (nodosa) 446.0
  • Periangiitis 446.0
  • Periarteritis (disseminated) (infectious) (necrotizing) (nodosa) 446.0
  • Polyangiitis (essential) 446.0
  • Polyarteritis (nodosa) (renal) 446.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Harkavy's 446.0
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