Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 277.31
Familial Mediterranean fever
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 277.31 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 277.31 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 277.31 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E85.0 Non-neuropathic heredofamilial amyloidosis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Familial mediterranean fever
Clinical Information
  • A group of hereditary autoinflammation diseases, characterized by recurrent fever, abdominal pain, headache, rash, pleurisy; and arthritis. Orchitis; benign meningitis; and amyloidosis may also occur. Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in marenostrin gene result in autosomal recessive transmission; simple heterozygous, autosomal dominant form of the disease
  • A usually autosomal recessive inherited inflammatory disorder caused by mutations in the mefv gene. It is characterized by recurrent painful inflammatory attacks in the abdomen, joints, and chest. The inflammatory attacks are associated with fever
Applies To
  • Benign paroxysmal peritonitis
  • Hereditary amyloid nephropathy
  • Periodic familial polyserositis
  • Recurrent polyserositis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 277.31:
  • Abdominalgia 789.0
    • periodic 277.31
  • Armenian disease 277.31
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Armenian 277.31
    • familial periodic 277.31
    • periodic (familial) (Reimann's) NEC 277.31
    • Reimann's (periodic) 277.31
    • Siegal-Cattan-Mamou (periodic) 277.31
  • Fever 780.60
    • etiocholanolone 277.31
    • Mediterranean (see also Brucellosis) 023.9
      • familial 277.31
      • tick 082.1
    • periodic 277.31
  • Mediterranean
    • fever (see also Brucellosis) 023.9
      • familial 277.31
  • Nephropathy (see also Nephritis) 583.9
    • hereditary amyloid 277.31
  • Periodic - see also condition
    • disease (familial) 277.31
    • fever 277.31
    • peritonitis 277.31
    • polyserositis 277.31
  • Peritonitis (acute) (adhesive) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) 567.9
    • paroxysmal, benign 277.31
    • periodic (familial) 277.31
  • Polyserositis (peritoneal) 568.82
    • paroxysmal (familial) 277.31
    • periodic (familial) 277.31
    • recurrent 277.31
  • Reimann's periodic disease 277.31
  • Siegal-Cattan-Mamou disease (periodic) 277.31
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Armenian 277.31
    • periodic 277.31
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