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2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 277.9

Unspecified disorder of metabolism

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  • Generic term for diseases caused by an abnormal metabolic process. It can be congenital due to inherited enzyme abnormality (METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS) or acquired due to disease of an endocrine organ or failure of a metabolically important organ such as the liver.
  • A condition in which normal metabolic processes are disrupted, usually because of a missing enzyme.
  • A congenital (due to inherited enzyme abnormality) or acquired (due to failure of a metabolic important organ) disorder resulting from an abnormal metabolic process. -- 2003
  • 277.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 277.9 contains 7 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 277.* hierarchy

Alternate Terminology

  • Enzymopathy NOS


 Index entries containing 277.9:

Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • metabolic NEC 277.9
    • skin NEC 709.9
      • due to metabolic disorder 277.9
      Disorder - see also DiseaseDisturbance - see also DiseaseEnzymopathy 277.9
        Metabolism disorder 277.9