2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 277.1
Disorders of porphyrin metabolism
- group of disorders characterized by the excessive production of porphyrins or their precursors that arises from abnormalities in the regulation of the porphyrin-heme pathway; acquired porphyrias, which are due to inhibition of enzymes in the metabolic pathway by a drug, toxin or abnormal metabolite, are more common than those which are inherited.
- autosomal dominant disorder due to partial deficiency of ferrochelatase, characterized by an excess of protoporphyrin and a wide variety of photosensitive skin changes.
- Short description: Dis porphyrin metabolism.
- ICD-9-CM 277.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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