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443.21 - Dissection Of Carotid Artery


The ICD 9 Code for Dissection of carotid artery is listed as 443.21.
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: 443.21
Long Description: Dissection of carotid artery
Short Description: Dissect carotid artery
Chapter: Diseases Of The Circulatory System
Block: Diseases Of Arteries, Arterioles, And Capillaries (440-449)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: I77.71 - Dissection of carotid artery
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 443.21:
443.22 - Dissection of iliac artery
443.23 - Dissection of renal artery
443.24 - Dissection of vertebral artery
443.29 - Dissection of other artery