Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 279.00
Hypogammaglobulinemia, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 279.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 279.00 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: 279.00 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D80.1 Nonfamilial hypogammaglobulinemia
Approximate Synonyms
  • Humoral immunoglobulin deficiency
  • Hypogammaglobulinemia
  • Hypogammaglobulinemia (low blood immunoglobulins)
  • Hypogammaglobulinemia (low immunoglobulins in blood)
  • Predominant humoral immune deficiency
Clinical Information
  • Condition characterized by abnormally low levels of all classes of gamma globulins in the blood
Applies To
  • Agammaglobulinemia NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 279.00:
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • gamma globulin (blood) 279.00
  • Agammaglobulinemia 279.00
    • acquired (primary) (secondary) 279.06
    • infantile sex-linked (Bruton's) (congenital) 279.04
  • Antibody
    • deficiency syndrome
      • agammaglobulinemic 279.00
      • congenital 279.04
      • hypogammaglobulinemic 279.00
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • antibody NEC 279.00
    • gamma globulin in blood 279.00
    • plasma
      • cell 279.00
      • protein (paraproteinemia) (pyroglobulinemia) 273.8
        • gamma globulin 279.00
      • thromboplastin
  • Hypogammaglobulinemia 279.00
    • non-sex-linked, congenital 279.06
  • Immunodeficiency 279.3
    • with
      • adenosine-deaminase deficiency 279.2
      • defect, predominant
      • hyperimmunoglobulinemia 279.2
      • lymphopenia, hereditary 279.2
      • thrombocytopenia and eczema 279.12
      • thymic
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • antibody deficiency 279.00
      • agammaglobulinemic 279.00
      • congenital 279.04
      • hypogammaglobulinemic 279.00
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