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278.2 HYPERVITAMINOSIS A


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 278.2

Short Description: Hypervitaminosis a

Long Description: Hypervitaminosis A

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Other metabolic disorders and immunity disorders (270-279)
      • 278 Obesity and other hyperalimentation
        • 278.2 Hypervitaminosis a

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 278.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • vitamin
      • A (dietary) 278.2
        • administered as drug (chronic) (prolonged excessive intake) 278.2
          • reaction to sudden overdose 963.5
  • Hyperalimentation 783.6
    • vitamin A 278.2
  • Hypervitaminosis (dietary) NEC 278.8
    • A (dietary) 278.2
    • from excessive administration or use of vitamin preparations (chronic) 278.8
      • vitamin A 278.2
        • reaction to sudden overdose 963.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 278.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
278.2 Right Arrow E67.0 Hypervitaminosis A
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
278.00 Obesity, unspecified
278.01 Morbid obesity
278.02 Overweight
278.03 Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
278.1 Localized adiposity
278.3 Hypercarotinemia
278.4 Hypervitaminosis D
278.8 Other hyperalimentation

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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