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.
Vein, Vain, and Vane The words vein, vain, and vane sound identical, but their meanings are very different. Vein The noun vein has several meanings: A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries towards the heart. varicose veins A distinctive style or manner. Mr Mellor continued in the same vein despite several reprimands.