Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 611.0
Inflammatory disease of breast
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 611.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 611.0 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: 611.0 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N61 Inflammatory disorders of breast
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abscess of areola
  • Breast abscess, nonpuerperal
  • Breast cellulitis
  • Mastitis
  • Mastitis (breast infection)
  • Mastitis, nonpuerperal (inflammation of breast)
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of areola
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of breast
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of left breast
  • Nonpuerperal abscess of right breast
  • Nonpuerperal breast abscess
  • Nonpuerperal breast cellulitis
  • Nonpuerperal cellulitis of breast
  • Nonpuerperal left breast abscess
  • Nonpuerperal left mastitis
  • Nonpuerperal mastitis
  • Nonpuerperal right breast abscess
  • Nonpuerperal right mastitis
Clinical Information
  • Inflammation of the breast
611.0 Excludes
  • carbuncle of breast (680.2)
  • chronic cystic mastitis (610.1)
  • neonatal infective mastitis (771.5)
  • thrombophlebitis of breast [Mondor's disease] (451.89)
Applies To
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal) of:
    • areola
    • breast
  • Mammillary fistula
  • Mastitis (acute) (subacute) (nonpuerperal):
    • NOS
    • infective
    • retromammary
    • submammary
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 611.0:
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • areola (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal) 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
    • breast (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal) 611.0
      • newborn 771.5
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.9
    • canaliculus, breast 611.0
    • nipple 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.0
  • Acromastitis 611.0
  • Antibioma, breast 611.0
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
    • areola 611.0
    • breast 611.0
    • mammary gland 611.0
    • nipple 611.0
    • retromammary 611.0
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • breast 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
    • mamillary 611.0
    • mammary (gland) 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
  • Galactophoritis 611.0
    • puerperal, postpartum 675.2
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • mammary gland 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.2
    • nipple 611.0
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • areola 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.0
    • breast 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.2
    • mammary gland 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.2
    • nipple 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.0
  • Mammillitis (see also Mastitis) 611.0
    • puerperal, postpartum 675.2
  • Mammitis (see also Mastitis) 611.0
    • puerperal, postpartum 675.2
  • Mastitis (acute) (adolescent) (diffuse) (interstitial) (lobular) (nonpuerperal) (nonsuppurative) (parenchymatous) (phlegmonous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) 611.0
    • chronic (cystic) (fibrocystic) 610.1
    • infective 611.0
    • lymphangitis 611.0
    • puerperal, postpartum, (interstitial) (nonpurulent) (parenchymatous) 675.2
    • retromammary 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
    • submammary 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
  • Suppuration, suppurative - see also condition
    • breast 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
    • mammary gland 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
  • Thelitis 611.0
    • puerperal, postpartum 675.0
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • breast 611.0
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