Diagnosis Code: 579.9

Short Description: Intest malabsorption NOS

Long Description: Unspecified intestinal malabsorption

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
  • Other diseases of digestive system (570-579)
    • 579 Intestinal malabsorption
      • 579.9 Intest malabsorption NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 579.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Disturbance - see also Disease
  • absorption NEC 579.9
    • calcium 269.3
    • carbohydrate 579.8
    • fat 579.8
    • protein 579.8
    • specified type NEC 579.8
    • vitamin (see also Deficiency, vitamin) 269.2
  • assimilation, food 579.9

• Malabsorption 579.9
  • calcium 579.8
  • carbohydrate 579.8
  • disaccharide 271.3
  • drug-induced 579.8
  • due to bacterial overgrowth 579.8
  • fat 579.8
  • folate, congenital 281.2
  • galactose 271.1
  • glucose-galactose (congenital) 271.3
  • intestinal 579.9
  • isomaltose 271.3
  • lactose (hereditary) 271.3
  • methionine 270.4
  • monosaccharide 271.8
  • postgastrectomy 579.3
  • postsurgical 579.3
  • protein 579.8
  • sucrose (-isomaltose) (congenital) 271.3
  • syndrome 579.9
    • postgastrectomy 579.3
    • postsurgical 579.3

• Malassimilation 579.9

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • malabsorption 579.9
    • postsurgical 579.3
    • spinal fluid 331.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 579.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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