Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 448.1
Nevus, non-neoplastic
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 448.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 448.1 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: 448.1 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I78.1 Nevus, non-neoplastic
Approximate Synonyms
  • Spider angioma
  • Spider vein of left leg
  • Spider vein of right leg
  • Spider veins of bilat legs
  • Spider veins of both legs
  • Spider veins of left leg
  • Spider veins of limb
  • Spider veins of right leg
  • Telangiectasia of limb
Clinical Information
  • A common hemangioma characterized by the presence of capillary-sized vascular channels without prominent epithelioid endothelial cells
448.1 Excludes
Applies To
  • Nevus:
    • araneus
    • senile
    • spider
    • stellar
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 448.1:
  • Angioma (M9120/0) (see also Hemangioma, by site) 228.00
    • capillary 448.1
    • senile 448.1
    • spider 448.1
    • stellate 448.1
  • de Morgan's spots (senile angiomas) 448.1
  • Nevus (M8720/0) - see also Neoplasm, skin, benign
    • araneus 448.1
    • nonneoplastic 448.1
    • senile 448.1
    • spider 448.1
    • stellar 448.1
  • Spider
    • nevus 448.1
    • vascular 448.1
  • Spots, spotting
    • cayenne pepper 448.1
    • de Morgan's (senile angiomas) 448.1
    • ruby 448.1
  • Telangiectasia, telangiectasis (verrucous) 448.9
    • spider 448.1
  • Varix (lower extremity) (ruptured) 454.9
    • papillary 448.1
  • Vascular - see also condition
    • spider 448.1
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