I78.9
BillableDisease of capillaries, unspecified
Disease of capillaries, unspecified
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Capillary disease58729003
- Capillary disorder58729003
- Disorder of capillaries58729003
- Microangiopathy58729003
- Dilated blood vessels in skin247475002
- Visible veins in skin247475002
- Reactive vascular proliferation of skin402869009
- Acroangiodermatitis of Mali769036006
- Acroangiodermatitis of skin769036006
- Pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma769036006
UMLS
- Capillary DisorderC0155765
- Capillary diseaseC0155765
- Capillary disorderC0155765
- Capillary disorder NOSC0155765
- Disease of capillariesC0155765
- Disease of capillaries, unspecifiedC0155765
- Diseases of capillariesC0155765
- Disorder of capillariesC0155765
- Disorder of capillaries (disorder)C0155765
- MicroangiopathyC0155765
- Microangiopathy NOSC0155765
- capillary diseaseC0155765
- capillary disordersC0155765
- microangiopathyC0155765
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code I78.9?
ICD-10-CM code I78.9 represents "Disease of capillaries, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is I78.9 a billable code?
Yes, I78.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is I78.9 in?
I78.9 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What SNOMED CT codes does I78.9 map to?
I78.9 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 769036006, 58729003, 247475002, 402869009. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I78.9?
I78.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0155765. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.