Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 904.9
Injury to blood vessels of unspecified site
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 904.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 904.9 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: 904.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T14.90 Injury, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Arteriovenous fistula, traumatic
  • Blood vessel injury
  • Injury of blood vessel
  • Injury to blood vessel
  • Traumatic arteriovenous fistula
Clinical Information
  • Injuries to blood vessels caused by laceration, contusion, puncture, or crush and other types of injuries. Symptoms vary by site and mode of injuries and may include bleeding, bruising, swelling, pain, and numbness. It does not include injuries secondary to pathologic function or diseases such as atherosclerosis
Applies To
  • Injury to blood vessel NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 904.9:
  • Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (ruptured) (saccular) (varicose) 442.9
    • arteriovenous (congenital) (peripheral) NEC (see also Anomaly, arteriovenous) 747.60
      • acquired NEC 447.0
      • brain (cerebral) 747.81
        • ruptured (see also Hemorrhage, subarachnoid) 430
      • coronary 746.85
      • pulmonary 747.32
      • retina 743.58
      • specified site NEC 747.89
      • traumatic (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • traumatic
      • arteriovenous (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
        • brain - see Injury, intracranial
  • Hematoma (skin surface intact) (traumatic) - see also Contusion
    • arterial (complicating trauma) 904.9
      • specified site - see Injury, blood vessel, by site
  • Injury 959.9
    • artery (complicating trauma) (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
      • cerebral or meningeal (see also Hemorrhage, brain, traumatic, subarachnoid) 852.0
    • vein (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
  • Lesion(s)
    • vascular 459.9
      • affecting central nervous system (see also Lesion, cerebrovascular) 437.9
      • following trauma (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
      • retina 362.17
      • traumatic - see Injury, blood vessel, by site
      • umbilical cord 663.6
        • affecting fetus or newborn 762.6
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
    • artery 447.2
      • brain (see also Hemorrhage, brain) 431
      • coronary (see also Infarct, myocardium) 410.9
      • heart (see also Infarct, myocardium) 410.9
      • pulmonary 417.8
      • traumatic (complication) (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
    • blood vessel (see also Hemorrhage) 459.0
      • brain (see also Hemorrhage, brain) 431
      • heart (see also Infarct, myocardium) 410.9
      • traumatic (complication) (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
  • 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
        • without myocardial infarction 411.81
        • due to syphilis 093.89
        • healed or specified as old 412
      • extremities 444.22
      • 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
    • traumatic (complication) (early) (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
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