Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 564.7
Megacolon, other than Hirschsprung's
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 564.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 564.7 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: 564.7 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K59.3 Megacolon, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Megacolon due to Chagas disease
  • Megacolon in Chagas' disease
  • Megacolon not due to hirschsprungs
  • Megacolon, not due to Hirschsprungs disease
  • Megacolon, not Hirschsprung's
564.7 Excludes
  • megacolon:
    • congenital [Hirschsprung's] (751.3)
    • toxic (556)
Applies To
  • Dilatation of colon
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 564.7:
  • Dilatation
    • colon 564.7
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • large
      • colon 564.7
      • fetus or infant 766.0
        • with obstructed labor 660.1
        • affecting management of pregnancy 656.6
        • causing disproportion 653.5
      • newborn (weight of 4500 grams or more) 766.0
      • organ or site, congenital NEC - see Anomaly, specified type NEC
  • Macrosigmoid 564.7
  • Megacolon (acquired) (functional) (not Hirschsprung's disease) 564.7
    • congenital, congenitum 751.3
    • Hirschsprung's (disease) 751.3
    • toxic (see also Colitis, ulcerative) 556.9
  • Megasigmoid 564.7
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • faulty bowel habit (idiopathic megacolon) 564.7
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