901.0 INJURY THORACIC AORTA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 901.0

Short Description: Injury thoracic aorta

Long Description: Injury to thoracic aorta

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Injury to blood vessels (900-904)
      • 901 Injury to blood vessels of thorax
        • 901.0 Injury thoracic aorta

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 901.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Injury 959.9
    • aorta (thoracic) 901.0
      • abdominal 902.0
    • blood vessel NEC 904.9
      • aorta (thoracic) 901.0
        • abdominal 902.0
    • internal 869.0
      • aorta (thoracic) 901.0
        • abdominal 902.0
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
    • aorta, aortic 441.5
      • traumatic (thoracic) 901.0
        • abdominal 902.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 901.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
901.0 Right Arrow S25.00XA Unspecified injury of thoracic aorta, initial encounter
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
901.1 Injury to innominate and subclavian arteries
901.2 Injury to superior vena cava
901.3 Injury to innominate and subclavian veins
901.40 Injury to pulmonary vessel(s), unspecified
901.41 Injury to pulmonary artery
901.42 Injury to pulmonary vein
901.81 Injury to intercostal artery or vein
901.82 Injury to internal mammary artery or vein
901.83 Injury to multiple blood vessels of thorax
901.89 Injury to other specified blood vessels of thorax
901.9 Injury to unspecified blood vessel of thorax


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