2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 271.1
Galactosemia
- group of inherited enzyme deficiencies which feature elevations of galactose in the blood; this condition may be associated with deficiencies of galactokinase, UDP glucose-hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (classic form), or UDP glucose 4-epimerase; the classic form presents in infancy with failure to thrive, vomiting, and intracranial hypertension; affected individuals also may develop mental retardation, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, ovarian failure and cataracts.
- ICD-9-CM 271.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
Applies To
Convert 271.1 to ICD-10-CM 
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 271.1:
galactokinase 
galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase 
