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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 579
Intestinal malabsorption
  • Malabsorption: decreased absorption of fat and other nutrients caused by liver, biliary, pancreatic or intestinal disease. The 72-hour fecal fat determination is the best single test for mal- absorption.
  • impaired absorption of nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract.
  • A group of symptoms such as gas, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea resulting from the body's inability to properly absorb nutrients.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 579.0
Celiac disease
  • disease occurring in children and adults characterized by sensitivity to gluten, with chronic inflammation and atrophy of the mucosa of the upper small intestine; manifestations include diarrhea, malabsorption, steatorrhea, and nutritional and vitamin deficiencies.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 579.1
Tropical sprue
  • chronic malabsorption syndrome occuring mainly in residents of or visitors to the tropics or subtropics; failed intestinal absorption of nutrients results in malnutrition and anemia due to folate deficiency.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 579.3
Other and unspecified postsurgical nonabsorption
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 579.8
Other specified intestinal malabsorption
  • excessive amounts of fats in the feces, as in malabsorption syndromes.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 579.9
Unspecified intestinal malabsorption
  • Malabsorption: decreased absorption of fat and other nutrients caused by liver, biliary, pancreatic or intestinal disease. The 72-hour fecal fat determination is the best single test for mal- absorption.
  • impaired absorption of nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract.
  • A group of symptoms such as gas, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea resulting from the body's inability to properly absorb nutrients.