Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 593.1
Hypertrophy of kidney
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 593.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 593.1 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: 593.1 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N28.81 Hypertrophy of kidney
Approximate Synonyms
  • Kidney hypertrophy
Clinical Information
  • General increase in bulk of the kidney due to an increase in cell volume; it is not due to tumor formation, nor to an increase in the number of cells
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 593.1:
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • kidney (compensatory) 593.1
    • renal 593.1
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