Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 277.4
Disorders of bilirubin excretion
  • Short description: DIS BILIRUBIN EXCRETION.
  • ICD-9-CM 277.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 277.4 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 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 277.4.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 277.4: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 277.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E80.4 Gilbert syndrome
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E80.5 Crigler-Najjar syndrome
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E80.6 Other disorders of bilirubin metabolism
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E80.7 Disorder of bilirubin metabolism, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bilirubin excretion disorder
  • Bilirubin metabolism disorder
  • Crigler Najjar syndrome
  • Crigler-Najjar syndrome
  • Disorder of bilirubin metabolism
  • Dubin Johnson syndrome
  • Dubin-Johnson syndrome
  • Elevated total bilirubin
  • Gilbert syndrome
  • Gilberts syndrome
  • Gilbert's syndrome
  • Increased bilirubin level
  • Rotor syndrome
  • Total bilirubin, elevated
277.4 Excludes
  • hyperbilirubinemias specific to the perinatal period (774.0-774.7)
Applies To
  • Hyperbilirubinemia:
    • congenital
    • constitutional
  • Syndrome:
    • Crigler-Najjar
    • Dubin-Johnson
    • Gilbert's
    • Rotor's
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 277.4:
  • Cholemia (see also Jaundice) 782.4
    • familial 277.4
    • Gilbert's (familial nonhemolytic) 277.4
  • Crigler-Najjar disease or syndrome (congenital hyperbilirubinemia) 277.4
  • Defect, defective 759.9
    • bilirubin excretion 277.4
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • glucuronyl transferase 277.4
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Crigler-Najjar (congenital hyperbilirubinemia) 277.4
    • Gilbert's (familial nonhemolytic jaundice) 277.4
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • bilirubin excretion 277.4
  • Dubin-Johnson disease or syndrome 277.4
  • Dysfunction
    • liver 573.9
      • constitutional 277.4
  • Findings, abnormal, without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
    • bilirubin 277.4
  • Gilbert's disease or cholemia (familial nonhemolytic jaundice) 277.4
  • Hyperbilirubinemia 782.4
    • congenital 277.4
    • constitutional 277.4
  • Icterus (see also Jaundice) 782.4
    • intermittens juvenilis 277.4
  • Jaundice (yellow) 782.4
    • chronic idiopathic 277.4
    • Gilbert's (familial nonhemolytic) 277.4
    • idiopathic, chronic 277.4
    • nonhemolytic, congenital familial (Gilbert's) 277.4
  • Rotor's disease or syndrome (idiopathic hyperbilirubinemia) 277.4
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Crigler-Najjar (congenital hyperbilirubinemia) 277.4
    • Dubin-Johnson (constitutional hyperbilirubinemia) 277.4
    • Dubin-Sprinz (constitutional hyperbilirubinemia) 277.4
    • Gilbert's 277.4
    • glucuronyl transferase 277.4
    • Rotor's (idiopathic hyperbilirubinemia) 277.4
  • Thesaurismosis
    • bilirubin 277.4
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