579.4 PANCREATIC STEATORRHEA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 579.4

Short Description: Pancreatic steatorrhea

Long Description: Pancreatic steatorrhea

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of digestive system (570-579)
      • 579 Intestinal malabsorption
        • 579.4 Pancreatic steatorrhea

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 579.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Steatorrhea (chronic) 579.8
    • pancreatic 579.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 579.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
579.4 Right Arrow K90.3 Pancreatic steatorrhea
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
579.2 Blind loop syndrome
579.3 Other and unspecified postsurgical nonabsorption
579.8 Other specified intestinal malabsorption
579.9 Unspecified intestinal malabsorption


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