Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 270.1
Phenylketonuria (pku)
  • Short description: PHENYLKETONURIA - PKU.
  • ICD-9-CM 270.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 270.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 270.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 270.1: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 270.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E70.0 Classical phenylketonuria
Approximate Synonyms
  • Classical phenylketonuria
  • Dihydropteridine reductase deficiency
  • Guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I deficiency
  • Hyperphenylalaninemia
  • Maternal phenylketonuria
  • Persistent hyperphenylalaninemia
  • Persistent hyperphenylalaninemia AND tyrosinemia
  • Phenylketonuria
  • Phenylketonuria, maternal
  • Pterin-4-carbinolamine dehydratase deficiency
  • Transient hyperphenylalaninemia
Applies To
  • Hyperphenylalaninemia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 270.1:
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • dihydropteridine reductase 270.1
    • phenylalanine hydroxylase 270.1
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Følling's (phenylketonuria) 270.1
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • amino acid (metabolic) (see also Disturbance, metabolism, amino acid) 270.9
  • Føllling's disease (phenylketonuria) 270.1
  • Hyperphenylalaninemia 270.1
  • Oligophrenia (see also Retardation, mental) 319
    • phenylpyruvic 270.1
  • Phenylketonuria (PKU) 270.1
  • Phenylpyruvicaciduria 270.1
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