Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 446.7
Takayasu's disease
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 446.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 446.7 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: 446.7 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M31.4 Aortic arch syndrome [Takayasu]
Approximate Synonyms
  • Takayasus disease
Clinical Information
  • A chronic inflammatory process that affects the aorta and its primary branches, such as the brachiocephalic artery (brachiocephalic trunk) and carotid arteries. It results in progressive arterial stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysm formation. The pulse in the arm is hard to detect. Patients with aortitis syndrome often exhibit retinopathy
  • A large vessel vasculitis affecting the aorta and its branches. It usually affects young females. It causes vascular obstruction, resulting in asymmetric pulses
Applies To
  • Aortic arch arteritis
  • Pulseless disease
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 446.7:
  • Arteritis 447.6
    • aortic arch 446.7
    • brachiocephalica 446.7
    • branchial 446.7
    • obliterans - see also Arteriosclerosis
      • subclaviocarotica 446.7
    • young female, syndrome 446.7
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • pulseless 446.7
    • Takayasu's (pulseless) 446.7
  • Martorell-Fabre syndrome (pulseless disease) 446.7
  • Obliteration
    • abdominal aorta 446.7
    • ascending aorta 446.7
    • supra-aortic branches 446.7
  • Pulseless disease 446.7
  • Raeder-Harbitz syndrome (pulseless disease) 446.7
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • arcus aortae 446.7
    • arteritis, young female (obliterative brachiocephalic) 446.7
    • Martorell-Fabré (pulseless disease) 446.7
    • pulseless 446.7
    • Raeder-Harbitz (pulseless disease) 446.7
    • subclavian-carotid obstruction (chronic) 446.7
    • Takayasu (-Onishi) (pulseless disease) 446.7
  • Takayasu (-Onishi) disease or syndrome (pulseless disease) 446.7
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