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Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 446.5
Giant cell arteritis
  • ICD-9-CM 446.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 446.5 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).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 446.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 446.5: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 446.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M31.6 Other giant cell arteritis
Approximate Synonyms
  • GIANT CELL ARTERITIS
  • Giant cell arteritis w polymyalgia rheumatica
  • Giant cell arteritis with polymyalgia rheumatica
Applies To
  • Cranial arteritis
  • Horton's disease
  • Temporal arteritis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 446.5:
  • Anarthritic rheumatoid disease 446.5
  • Arteritis 447.6
    • cranial (left) (right) 446.5
    • giant cell 446.5
    • temporal 446.5
  • Bagratuni's syndrome (temporal arteritis) 446.5
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • anarthritic rheumatoid 446.5
    • Horton's (temporal arteritis) 446.5
  • Horton's
    • disease (temporal arteritis) 446.5
  • Polymyalgia 725
    • arteritica 446.5
  • Rhizomelique, pseudopolyarthritic 446.5
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Bagratuni's (temporal arteritis) 446.5
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