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453.40 - Acute Venous Embolism And Thrombosis Of Unspecified Deep Vessels Of Lower Extremity


The ICD 9 Code for Acute venous embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep vessels of lower extremity is listed as 453.40.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 453.40
Long Description: Acute venous embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep vessels of lower extremity
Short Description: Ac DVT/embl low ext NOS
Chapter: Diseases Of The Circulatory System
Block: Diseases Of Veins And Lymphatics, And Other Diseases Of Circulatory System (451-459)
Related Descriptions: Acute deep vein thrombosis of lower limb
Deep vein thrombosis of bilateral lower extremities
Deep vein thrombosis of leg related to air travel
Deep vein thrombosis of leg related to intravenous drug use
Deep venous thrombosis
Deep venous thrombosis associated with coronary artery bypass graft
Deep venous thrombosis of lower extremity
Thrombosis of vein of lower leg
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: I82.409 - Acute embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep veins of unspecified lower extremity (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 453.40:
453.41 - Acute venous embolism and thrombosis of deep vessels of proximal lower extremity
453.42 - Acute venous embolism and thrombosis of deep vessels of distal lower extremity