Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 611.1
Hypertrophy of breast
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 611.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 611.1 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 611.1 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N62 Hypertrophy of breast
Approximate Synonyms
  • Atypical lobular hyperplasia of left breast
  • Atypical lobular hyperplasia of right breast
  • Breast hypertrophy
  • Gynecomastia
  • Large breast
  • Macromastia
Clinical Information
  • Excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs
  • Excessive enlargement of one or both breasts. Causes include pregnancy, obesity, and penicillamine therapy. It may result in neck, back, and shoulder pain
  • Female mammary morphology in a xy genotype
611.1 Excludes
  • breast engorgement in newborn (778.7)
  • disproportion of reconstructed breast (612.1)
Applies To
  • Gynecomastia
  • Hypertrophy of breast:
    • NOS
    • massive pubertal
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 611.1:
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • development, breast 611.1
  • Gynecomastia 611.1
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
    • breast (see also Hypertrophy, breast) 611.1
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • breast 611.1
      • cystic 610.1
      • fetus or newborn 778.7
      • fibrocystic 610.1
      • massive pubertal 611.1
      • puerperal, postpartum 676.3
      • senile (parenchymatous) 611.1
    • nipple 611.1
  • Macromastia (see also Hypertrophy, breast) 611.1
  • Mammoplasia 611.1
  • Mastoplasia 611.1
  • Overdevelopment - see also Hypertrophy
    • breast (female) (male) 611.1
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