1 ICD-9-CM 438.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 438.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
1. vein-a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood. vena, venous blood vessel. accessory cephalic vein, vena cephalica accessoria-a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow.
Definition of artery. plural. arteries. 1 : any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body. 2 : a channel (such as a river or highway) of transportation or communication; especially : the main channel in a branching system.