2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 564.7 - Megacolon Other Than Hirschsprung's

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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 564.7
Megacolon other than hirschsprung's
On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 564.7 can be accessed here.
Dilatation of the COLON, often to alarming dimensions. There are various types of megacolon including congenital megacolon in HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE, idiopathic megacolon in CONSTIPATION, and TOXIC MEGACOLON.
564.7 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
564.7 contains 6 index entries
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564.7 also known as:
Dilatation of colon
564.7 excludes:

megacolon:
congenital [Hirschsprung's] (751.3)
toxic (556)

Index entries containing 564.7:
Dilatation
colon 564.7
congenital 751.3
due to mechanical obstruction 560.89
psychogenic 306.4
Excess, excessive, excessively
large
colon 564.7
congenital 751.3
Macrosigmoid 564.7
congenital 751.3
Megacolon (acquired) (functional) (not Hirschsprung's disease) 564.7
aganglionic 751.3
congenital, congenitum 751.3
Hirschsprung's (disease) 751.3
psychogenic 306.4
toxic (see also Colitis, ulcerative) 556.9
Megasigmoid 564.7
congenital 751.3
Syndrome - see also Disease
faulty bowel habit (idiopathic megacolon) 564.7