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579.2 BLIND LOOP SYNDROME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 579.2

Short Description: Blind loop syndrome

Long Description: Blind loop syndrome

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of digestive system (570-579)
      • 579 Intestinal malabsorption
        • 579.2 Blind loop syndrome

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 579.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Blind
    • loop syndrome (postoperative) 579.2
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • lacteal, with steatorrhea 579.2
  • Steatorrhea (chronic) 579.8
    • with lacteal obstruction 579.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • blind loop (postoperative) 579.2
    • postoperative NEC 998.9
      • blind loop 579.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 579.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
579.2 Right Arrow K90.2 Blind loop syndrome, not elsewhere classified
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
579.0 Celiac disease
579.1 Tropical sprue
579.3 Other and unspecified postsurgical nonabsorption
579.4 Pancreatic steatorrhea
579.8 Other specified intestinal malabsorption
579.9 Unspecified intestinal malabsorption

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

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