Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 271.1
Galactosemia
  • ICD-9-CM 271.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 271.1 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).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 271.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 271.1: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 271.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E74.21 Galactosemia
Approximate Synonyms
  • Classical galactosemia, homozygous Duarte-type
  • Disorder of galactose metabolism
  • Galactose metabolism disorder
  • Galactosemia (duarte)
  • Galactosemia, duarte variant
Applies To
  • Galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase deficiency
  • Galactosuria
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 271.1:
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