Diagnosis Code: 440.9

Short Description: Atherosclerosis NOS

Long Description: Generalized and unspecified atherosclerosis

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
  • Diseases of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries (440-449)
    • 440 Atherosclerosis
      • 440.9 Atherosclerosis NOS

This code is valid for adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124)

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 440.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic (artery) (deformans) (diffuse) (disease) (endarteritis) (general) (obliterans) (obliterative) (occlusive) (senile) (with calcification) 440.9
  • with
    • gangrene 440.24
    • psychosis (see also Psychosis, arteriosclerotic) 290.40
    • ulceration 440.23
  • aorta 440.0
  • arteries of extremities - see Arteriosclerosis, extremities
  • basilar (artery) (see also Occlusion, artery, basilar) 433.0
  • brain 437.0
  • bypass graft
    • coronary artery� 414.05
      • autologous artery (gastroepiploic) (internal mammary) 414.04
      • autologous vein 414.02
      • nonautologous biological 414.03
      • of transplanted heart 414.07
    • extremity 440.30
      • autologous vein 440.31
      • nonautologous biological 440.32
  • cardiac - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
  • cardiopathy - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
  • cardiorenal (see also Hypertension, cardiorenal) 404.90
  • cardiovascular (see also Disease, cardiovascular) 429.2
  • carotid (artery) (common) (internal) (see also Occlusion, artery, carotid) 433.1
  • central nervous system 437.0
  • cerebral 437.0
    • late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
  • cerebrospinal 437.0
  • cerebrovascular 437.0
  • coronary (artery) 414.00
    • due to
      • calcified coronary lesion (severely) 414.4
      • lipid rich plaque 414.3
    • graft - see Arteriosclerosis, bypass graft
    • native artery 414.01
      • of transplanted heart 414.06
  • extremities (native artery) NEC 440.20
    • bypass graft 440.30
      • autologous vein 440.31
      • nonautologous biological 440.32
    • claudication (intermittent) 440.21
      • and
        • gangrene 440.24
        • rest pain 440.22
          • and
            • gangrene 440.24
            • ulceration 440.23
              • and gangrene 440.24
        • ulceration 440.23
          • and gangrene 440.24
    • gangrene 440.24
    • rest pain 440.22
      • and
        • gangrene 440.24
        • ulceration 440.23
          • and gangrene 440.24
    • specified site NEC 440.29
    • ulceration 440.23
      • and gangrene 440.24
  • heart (disease) - see also Arteriosclerosis, coronary
    • valve 424.99
      • aortic 424.1
      • mitral 424.0
      • pulmonary 424.3
      • tricuspid 424.2
  • iliac 440.8
  • kidney (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.90
  • labyrinth, labyrinthine 388.00
  • medial NEC (see also Arteriosclerosis, extremities) 440.20
  • mesentery (artery) 557.1
  • M�nckeberg's (see also Arteriosclerosis, extremities) 440.20
  • myocarditis 429.0
  • nephrosclerosis (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.90
  • peripheral (of extremities) - see Arteriosclerosis, extremities
  • precerebral 433.9
    • specified artery NEC 433.8
  • pulmonary (idiopathic) 416.0
  • renal (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.90
    • arterioles (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.90
    • artery 440.1
  • retinal (vascular) 440.8 [362.13]
  • specified artery NEC 440.8
    • with gangrene 440.8 [785.4]
  • spinal (cord) 437.0
  • vertebral (artery) (see also Occlusion, artery, vertebral) 433.2

• Atheroma, atheromatous (see also Arteriosclerosis) 440.9
  • aorta, aortic 440.0
    • valve (see also Endocarditis, aortic) 424.1
  • artery - see Arteriosclerosis
  • basilar (artery) (see also Occlusion, artery, basilar) 433.0
  • carotid (artery) (common) (internal) (see also Occlusion, artery, carotid) 433.1
  • cerebral (arteries) 437.0
  • coronary (artery) - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
  • degeneration - see Arteriosclerosis
  • heart, cardiac - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
  • mitral (valve) 424.0
  • myocardium, myocardial - see Arteriosclerosis, coronary
  • pulmonary valve (heart) (see also Endocarditis, pulmonary) 424.3
  • skin 706.2
  • tricuspid (heart) (valve) 424.2
  • valve, valvular - see Endocarditis
  • vertebral (artery) (see also Occlusion, artery, vertebral) 433.2

• Failure, failed
  • heart (acute) (sudden) 428.9
    • arteriosclerotic 440.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 440.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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