Wiki Coding question??

[jrmca1]

Could some one please tell me what the ICD9 code is for: Tortuousity of the thoracic aorta.

Thanks a bunch!

 

[preserene]

Tortuosity is otherwise classed as Kinking. So when we look for kinking of artery, in the index, it shows as KINKING, artery 447.1 though in the tabular it says stricture

 

[Mojo]

Hi:

To locate this code, look in the index under Torsion, aorta, acquired 447.1.

 

[jrmca1]

Thanks for the info!