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456.8 VARICES OF OTHER SITES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 456.8

Short Description: Varices of other sites

Long Description: Varices of other sites

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Diseases of veins and lymphatics, and other diseases of circulatory system (451-459)
      • 456 Varicose veins of other sites
        • 456.8 Varices of other sites

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Distended umbilical veins
  • Gastric varices
  • Mesenteric varices
  • On examination - caput medusae
  • Oral varices
  • Orbital varix
  • Varicose veins of nasal septum with ulcer
  • Varix of vocal cord

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 456.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (ruptured) (saccular) (varicose) 442.9
    • venous 456.8
      • congenital NEC (see also Aneurysm, congenital) 747.60
  • Caput
    • medusae 456.8
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • intestine, intestinal 569.82
      • varicose 456.8
    • nose, nasal (infectional) (passage) 478.19
      • septum 478.19
        • varicose 456.8
    • varicose (lower extremity, any part) 454.0
      • nasal septum 456.8
      • specified site NEC 456.8
  • Varicose
    • ulcer (lower extremity, any part) 454.0
      • nasal septum 456.8
      • specified site NEC 456.8
    • vein (lower extremity) (ruptured) (see also Varix) 454.9
      • nasal septum (with ulcer) 456.8
      • specified site NEC 456.8
      • urethra 456.8
  • Varix (lower extremity) (ruptured) 454.9
    • gastric 456.8
    • orbit 456.8
      • congenital 747.69
    • pharynx 456.8
    • prostate 456.8
    • renal papilla 456.8
    • sigmoid colon 456.8
    • specified site NEC 456.8
    • spinal (cord) (vessels) 456.8
    • spleen, splenic (vein) (with phlebolith) 456.8
    • vocal cord 456.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 456.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
456.8 Right Arrow I86.8 Varicose veins of other specified sites
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
456.0 Esophageal varices with bleeding
456.1 Esophageal varices without mention of bleeding
456.20 Esophageal varices in diseases classified elsewhere, with bleeding
456.21 Esophageal varices in diseases classified elsewhere, without mention of bleeding
456.3 Sublingual varices
456.4 Scrotal varices
456.5 Pelvic varices
456.6 Vulval varices

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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