447.70 AORTIC ECTASIA, SITE NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 447.70

Short Description: Aortic ectasia, site NOS

Long Description: Aortic ectasia, unspecified site

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Diseases of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries (440-449)
      • 447 Other disorders of arteries and arterioles
        • 447.70 Aortic ectasia, site NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 447.70 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Aortectasia� (see also Ectasia, aortic) 447.70
    • with aneurysm 441.9
  • Dilatation
    • aorta (focal) (general) (see also Ectasia, aortic) 447.70
      • with aneurysm 441.9
      • congenital 747.29
      • infectional 093.0
      • ruptured 441.5
      • syphilitic 093.0
  • Ectasia, ectasis
    • aorta (see also Ectasia, aortic) 447.70
      • with aneurysm 441.9
      • ruptured 441.5
    • aortic 447.70
      • with aneurysm 441.9
      • abdominal 447.72
      • thoracic 447.71
      • thoracoabdominal 447.73
  • Widening aorta (see also Ectasia, aortic) 447.70
    • with aneurysm 441.9
    • ruptured 441.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 447.70 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
447.70 Right Arrow I77.819 Aortic ectasia, unspecified site
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
447.0 Arteriovenous fistula, acquired
447.1 Stricture of artery
447.2 Rupture of artery
447.3 Hyperplasia of renal artery
447.4 Celiac artery compression syndrome
447.5 Necrosis of artery
447.6 Arteritis, unspecified
447.71 Thoracic aortic ectasia
447.72 Abdominal aortic ectasia
447.73 Thoracoabdominal aortic ectasia
447.8 Other specified disorders of arteries and arterioles
447.9 Unspecified disorders of arteries and arterioles


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