Diagnosis Code: 457.0

Short Description: Postmastect lymphedema

Long Description: Postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
  • Diseases of veins and lymphatics, and other diseases of circulatory system (451-459)
    • 457 Noninfective disorders of lymphatic channels
      • 457.0 Postmastect lymphedema

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 457.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Complications
  • surgical procedures 998.9
    • elephantiasis or lymphedema 997.99
      • postmastectomy 457.0
    • postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome 457.0

• Edema, edematous 782.3
  • lymphatic 457.1
    • due to mastectomy operation 457.0

• Elephantiasis (nonfilarial) 457.1
  • due to
    • mastectomy operation 457.0
  • lymphatic vessel 457.1
    • due to mastectomy operation 457.0
  • postmastectomy 457.0
  • surgical 997.99
    • postmastectomy 457.0

• Lymphedema (see also Elephantiasis) 457.1
  • surgical NEC 997.99
    • postmastectomy (syndrome) 457.0

• Obliteration
  • lymphatic vessel 457.1
    • postmastectomy 457.0

• Postmastectomy lymphedema (syndrome) 457.0

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • postmastectomy lymphedema 457.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 457.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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