751.0 MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 751.0

Short Description: Meckel's diverticulum

Long Description: Meckel's diverticulum

Code Classification:

  • Congenital anomalies (740–759)
    • Congenital anomalies (740-759)
      • 751 Other congenital anomalies of digestive system
        • 751.0 Meckel's diverticulum

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 751.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
    • omphalomesenteric duct 751.0
    • vitelline duct 751.0
  • Dilatation
    • Meckel's diverticulum (congenital) 751.0
  • Displacement, displaced
    • Meckel's diverticulum (congenital) 751.0
  • Diverticula, diverticulosis, diverticulum (acute) (multiple) (perforated) (ruptured) 562.10
    • Meckel's (displaced) (hypertrophic) 751.0
  • Diverticulitis (acute) (see also Diverticula) 562.11
    • Meckel's (perforated) 751.0
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • Meckel's diverticulum (congenital) 751.0
  • Imperfect
    • closure (congenital)
      • omphalomesenteric duct 751.0
      • vitelline duct 751.0
  • Meckel's
    • diverticulitis 751.0
    • diverticulum (displaced) (hypertrophic) 751.0
  • Omphalomesenteric duct, persistent 751.0
  • Paratyphoid (fever) - see Fever, paratyphoid
  • Patent - see also Imperfect closure
    • omphalomesenteric duct 751.0
    • vitelline duct 751.0
  • Persistence, persistent (congenital) 759.89
    • Meckel's diverticulum 751.0
    • omphalomesenteric duct 751.0
    • vitelline duct 751.0
  • Torsion
    • Meckel's diverticulum (congenital) 751.0
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • Meckel's diverticulum 751.0
  • Vitelline duct, persistent 751.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 751.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
751.0 Right Arrow Q43.0 Meckel's diverticulum (displaced) (hypertrophic)
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
751.1 Atresia and stenosis of small intestine
751.2 Atresia and stenosis of large intestine, rectum, and anal canal
751.3 Hirschsprung's disease and other congenital functional disorders of colon
751.4 Anomalies of intestinal fixation
751.5 Other anomalies of intestine
751.60 Unspecified anomaly of gallbladder, bile ducts, and liver
751.61 Biliary atresia
751.62 Congenital cystic disease of liver
751.69 Other anomalies of gallbladder, bile ducts, and liver
751.7 Anomalies of pancreas
751.8 Other specified anomalies of digestive system
751.9 Unspecified anomaly of digestive system


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