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cholesterol embolism

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Cholesterol embolism occurs when cholesterol is released, usually from an atherosclerotic plaque, and travels as an embolus in the bloodstream to lodge (as an embolism) causing an obstruction in blood vessels further away. Most commonly this causes skin symptoms (usually livedo reticularis), gangrene of the extremities and sometimes kidney failure; problems with other organs may arise, depending on the site at which the cholesterol crystals enter the bloodstream...
Related Codes (15)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
I75Atheroembolism
I75.0Atheroembolism of extremities
I75.01Atheroembolism of upper extremity
I75.011Atheroembolism of right upper extremity
I75.012Atheroembolism of left upper extremity
I75.013Atheroembolism of bilateral upper extremities
I75.019Atheroembolism of unspecified upper extremity
I75.02Atheroembolism of lower extremity
I75.021Atheroembolism of right lower extremity
I75.022Atheroembolism of left lower extremity

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