Billable Medical Code for Angioneurotic Edema, Not Elsewhere Classified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 995.1
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 995.1.
The Short Description Is: Angioneurotic edema.
Known As
Angioedema is also known as acquired C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency, allergic angioedema, allergic angioedema due to bite and/or sting, allergic angioedema due to ingested food, allergic urticaria and/or angioedema, anetoderma following varicella, anetoderma secondary to syphilis, angioedema, angioedema and/or urticaria, angioedema due to angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor, angioedema due to disorder of C1 esterase inhibitor, angioedema of eyelids, angioedema of lips, angioedema of tongue, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor-aggravated angioedema, aspirin-induced angioedema-urticaria, autoimmune angioedema, autoimmune urticaria and/or angioedema, azo-dye-induced angioedema-urticaria, chemical-aggravated angioedema-urticaria, colinergic angioedema, drug-aggravated angioedema-urticaria, episodic angioedema with eosinophilia, food-induced angioedema-urticaria, giant urticaria, idiopathic angioedema, idiopathic urticaria and/or angioedema, latex-induced angioedema-urticaria, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug -induced angioedema-urticaria, penicillin-induced angioedema-urticaria, sodium benzoate-induced angioedema-urticaria, trochlear nerve injury, venom-induced angioedema-urticaria, and vibratory angioedema. This excludes urticaria: due to serum (999.51-999.59) and other specified (698.2, 708.0-708.9, 757.33). This applies to allergic angioedema and giant urticaria.
Angioedema Definition and Symptoms
Angioedema is a skin reaction that is similar to hives and affects very deep layers of the skin. The most common places it affects are around the eyes, cheecks, or lips. Things that can trigger an angioedema attack are foods, medications, environmental factors, or underlying medical conditions. Symptoms include thick, firm welts, swelling, redness, pain, and warmth in the affected areas.