Diagnosis Code: 444.22

Short Description: Lower extremity embolism

Long Description: Arterial embolism and thrombosis of lower extremity

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
  • Diseases of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries (440-449)
    • 444 Arterial embolism and thrombosis
      • 444.22 Lower extremity embolism

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Atheromatous embolus of lower limb
• Common femoral artery occlusion
• Common femoral artery thrombosis
• Crural artery thrombosis
• Embolism and thrombosis of the anterior tibial artery
• Embolism and thrombosis of the dorsalis pedis artery
• Embolism and thrombosis of the femoral artery
• Embolism and thrombosis of the popliteal artery
• Embolism and thrombosis of the posterior tibial artery
• Femoral artery embolus
• Femoral artery occlusion
• Femoral artery thrombosis
• Femoral popliteal occlusion
• Lower limb arterial embolus
• Occlusion of lower limb artery
• Occlusive disease of artery of lower extremity
• Peripheral arterial embolism
• Popliteal artery embolus
• Popliteal artery occlusion
• Popliteal artery thrombosis
• Post-radiological embolism of lower limb artery
• Profunda femoris artery thrombosis
• Superficial femoral artery occlusion
• Superficial femoral artery thrombosis
• Thrombosis of arteries of lower extremity
• Thrombosis of arteries of the extremities

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 444.22 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • arterial 447.9
    • occlusive (see also Occlusion, by site) 444.22
      • with embolus or thrombus - see Occlusion, by site
      • due to stricture or stenosis 447.1

• Embolism 444.9
  • artery 444.9
    • extremity 444.22
      • lower 444.22
      • upper 444.21
    • peripheral 444.22
  • extremities 444.22
    • lower 444.22
    • upper 444.21
  • femoral (artery) 444.22
    • vein 453.6
      • deep 453.41
  • lower extremity 444.22
  • peripheral arteries NEC 444.22
    • lower 444.22
    • upper 444.21
  • popliteal (artery) 444.22

• Occlusion
  • arteries of extremities, lower 444.22
    • without thrombus or embolus (see also Arteriosclerosis, extremities) 440.20
    • due to stricture or stenosis 447.1
    • upper 444.21
      • without thrombus or embolus (see also Arteriosclerosis, extremities) 440.20
      • due to stricture or stenosis 447.1
  • peripheral arteries (lower extremity) 444.22
    • without thrombus or embolus (see also Arteriosclerosis, extremities) 440.20
    • due to stricture or stenosis 447.1
    • upper extremity 444.21
      • without thrombus or embolus (see also Arteriosclerosis, extremities) 440.20
      • due to stricture or stenosis 447.1

• Thrombosis, thrombotic (marantic) (multiple) (progressive) (vein) (vessel) 453.9
  • artery, arteries (postinfectional) 444.9
    • extremities 444.22
      • lower 444.22
      • upper 444.21
    • femoral 444.22
    • popliteal 444.22
  • femoral (vein) 453.6
    • artery 444.22
  • peripheral arteries 444.22
    • lower 444.22
    • upper 444.21

Crosswalk Information

The code 444.22 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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