2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, And Immunity Disorders 240-279 > Other Metabolic Disorders And Immunity Disorders 270-279 > Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism 279.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 279.4 Autoimmune disease not elsewhere classified View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 279.4 Disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides. A disorder resulting from loss of function or tissue destruction of an organ or multiple organs, arising from humoral or cellular immune responses of the individual to his own tissue constituents. It may be systemic (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus), or organ specific, (e.g., thyroiditis). -- 2003 A condition in which the body recognizes its own tissues as foreign and directs an immune response against them. 279.4 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 279.4 contains 4 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 279.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Autoimmune disease NOS 279.4 Excludes transplant failure or rejection (996.80-996.89)  Index entries containing 279.4: Autoimmune disease NEC 279.4 Deficiency, deficient interferon 279.4 Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome autoimmune NEC 279.4 hemolytic (cold type) (warm type) 283.0 parathyroid 252.1 thyroid 245.2 Disorder - see also Disease autoimmune NEC 279.4 hemolytic (cold type) (warm type) 283.0 parathyroid 252.1 thyroid 245.2