2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 591
Hydronephrosis
- distention of the pelvis and calices of the kidney with urine, as a result of obstruction of the ureter, with accompanying atrophy of the parenchyma of the organ.
- Abnormal enlargement of a kidney, which may be caused by blockage of the ureter (such as by a kidney stone) or chronic kidney disease that prevents urine from draining into the bladder.
- ICD-9-CM 591 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 591:
hydronephrosis 
kidney (senile) (see also Sclerosis, renal) 
