791.0 PROTEINURIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 791.0

Short Description: Proteinuria

Long Description: Proteinuria

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Nonspecific abnormal findings (790-796)
      • 791 Nonspecific findings on examination of urine
        • 791.0 Proteinuria

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 791.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Albuminuria, albuminuric (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 791.0
    • Bence-Jones 791.0
    • cardiac 785.9
    • complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium 646.2
      • with hypertension - see Toxemia, of pregnancy
      • affecting fetus or newborn 760.1
    • cyclic 593.6
    • gestational 646.2
    • gravidarum 646.2
      • with hypertension - see Toxemia, of pregnancy
      • affecting fetus or newborn 760.1
    • heart 785.9
    • idiopathic 593.6
    • orthostatic 593.6
    • postural 593.6
    • pre-eclamptic (mild) 642.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 760.0
      • severe 642.5
        • affecting fetus or newborn 760.0
    • recurrent physiologic 593.6
    • scarlatinal 034.1
  • Albumosuria 791.0
    • bence-Jones 791.0
    • myelopathic (M9730/3) 203.0
  • Bence-Jones albuminuria, albuminosuria, or proteinuria 791.0
  • Findings, (abnormal), without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
    • albuminuria 791.0
    • proteinuria 791.0
    • urine, urinary constituents 791.9
      • albumin 791.0
      • protein 791.0
  • Microalbuminuria 791.0
  • Proteinuria (see also Albuminuria) 791.0
    • Bence-Jones NEC 791.0
    • gestational 646.2
      • with hypertension - see Toxemia, of pregnancy
    • orthostatic 593.6
    • postural 593.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 791.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
791.0 Right Arrow R80.3 Bence Jones proteinuria
R80.9 Proteinuria, unspecified
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
791.1 Chyluria
791.2 Hemoglobinuria
791.3 Myoglobinuria
791.4 Biliuria
791.5 Glycosuria
791.6 Acetonuria
791.7 Other cells and casts in urine
791.9 Other nonspecific findings on examination of urine


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