Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 579.1
Tropical sprue
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 579.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 579.1 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: 579.1 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K90.1 Tropical sprue
Clinical Information
  • A chronic malabsorption syndrome, occurring mainly in residents of or visitors to the tropics or subtropics. The failed intestinal absorption of nutrients from the small intestine results in malnutrition and anemia that is due to folic acid deficiency
  • Chronic malabsorption syndrome occuring mainly in residents of or visitors to the tropics or subtropics; failed intestinal absorption of nutrients results in malnutrition and anemia due to folate deficiency
Applies To
  • Sprue:
    • NOS
    • tropical
  • Tropical steatorrhea
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 579.1:
  • Cochin-China
    • diarrhea 579.1
  • Diarrhea, diarrheal (acute) (autumn) (bilious) (bloody) (catarrhal) (choleraic) (chronic) (gravis) (green) (infantile) (lienteric) (noninfectious) (presumed noninfectious) (putrefactive) (secondary) (sporadic) (summer) (symptomatic) (thermic) 787.91
    • Cochin-China 579.1
      • anguilluliasis 127.2
      • psilosis 579.1
    • hill 579.1
    • tropical 579.1
  • Hill diarrhea 579.1
  • Psilosis (sprue) (tropical) 579.1
  • Sprue 579.1
    • tropical 579.1
  • Steatorrhea (chronic) 579.8
    • tropical 579.1
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