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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 443.21
Dissection of carotid artery
  • Short description: Dissect carotid artery.
  • ICD-9-CM 443.21 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 443.21 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 443.21.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 443.21: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 443.21 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I77.71 Dissection of carotid artery
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilat carotid artery dissection
  • bilateral carotid artery dissection
  • Carotid artery dissection
  • DISSECTION OF CAROTID ARTERY
  • Left carotid artery dissection
  • Right carotid artery dissection
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 443.21:
 443.2 ICD9Data.com 443.22 
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