2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Digestive System 520-579 > Other Diseases Of Digestive System 570-579 > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 579 Intestinal malabsorption View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 579 A group of symptoms such as gas, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea resulting from the body's inability to properly absorb nutrients. General term for a group of MALNUTRITION syndromes caused by failure of normal INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of nutrients. 579 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis