DISEASES OF ARTERIES, ARTERIOLES, AND CAPILLARIES (440-449)
449 Septic arterial embolism
Code first underlying infection, such as:
infective endocarditis (421.0)
lung abscess (513.0)
Use additional code to identify the site of the embolism (433.0-433.9, 444.01-444.9)
Excludes:
septic pulmonary embolism (415.12)

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