2008 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 > Other And Unspecified Disorders Of Metabolism 277.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 277.9
Unspecified disorder of metabolism- 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
- 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. (Stedman, 26th ed)
- 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
277.9 also known as:
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 Disease- metabolism NEC 277.9
Disturbance - see also Disease- metabolism (acquired) (congenital) (see also Disorder, metabolism) 277.9
Enzymopathy 277.9
Metabolism disorder 277.9
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