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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 456.21
Esophageal varices in diseases classified elsewhere, without mention of bleeding
  • Short description: Esoph varice oth dis NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 456.21 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 456.21 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 456.21.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 456.21: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 456.21 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I85.10 Secondary esophageal varices without bleeding
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 456.21:
 456.20 ICD9Data.com 456.3 
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