Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 273.8
Other disorders of plasma protein metabolism
  • Short description: Dis plas protein met NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 273.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 273.8 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).
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 273.8: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 273.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E88.09 Other disorders of plasma-protein metabolism, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
  • 3-Ketoacyl-CoA triolase deficiency
  • Abnormal beta globulin level
  • Analbuminemia
  • Autosomal dominant analbuminemia
  • Bisalbuminemia
  • Congenital atransferinemia
  • Dysproteinemic purpura
  • Glucose transporter protein type 1 deficiency syndrome
  • Hyperalphaglobulinemia
  • Hyperglobulinemia
  • Hyperproteinemia
  • Hypoalbuminemia
  • Hypoalbuminemia (low blood albumin level)
  • Hypoalbuminemia due to protein calorie malnutrition
  • Hypoproteinemia
  • Mannan-binding protein deficiency
  • Mixed cryofibrinogenemia
  • Neuropathy associated with dysproteinemias
  • Plasma cell dyscrasia with polyneuropathy
  • Protein calorie malnutrition w hypoalbuminemia
  • Protein-calorie malnutrition with hypoalbuminemia
Applies To
  • Abnormality of transport protein
  • Bisalbuminemia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 273.8:
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • transport protein 273.8
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • albumin (blood) 273.8
  • Analbuminemia 273.8
  • Atransferrinemia, congenital 273.8
  • Bisalbuminemia 273.8
  • Decrease, decreased
    • haptoglobin (serum) NEC 273.8
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • plasma
      • cell 279.00
      • protein (paraproteinemia) (pyroglobulinemia) 273.8
      • thromboplastin
    • serum
      • antitrypsin, familial 273.4
      • protein (congenital) 273.8
  • Disorder - see also Disease
  • Double
    • albumin 273.8
  • Dysproteinemia 273.8
    • transient with copper deficiency 281.4
  • Hyperglobulinemia 273.8
  • Hyperproteinemia 273.8
  • Hypoalbuminemia 273.8
  • Hypoproteinemia (essential) (hypermetabolic) (idiopathic) 273.8
  • Inversion
    • albumin-globulin (A-G) ratio 273.8
  • Pyroglobulinemia 273.8
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