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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 733.3
Hyperostosis of skull
  • ICD-9-CM 733.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 733.3 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).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 733.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 733.3: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 733.3 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M85.2 Hyperostosis of skull
Approximate Synonyms
  • Craniotabes
  • Hyperostosis interna frontalis
  • Large head
  • Leontiasis ossium
Applies To
  • Hyperostosis interna frontalis
  • Leontiasis ossium
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 733.3:
  • Buchem's syndrome (hyperostosis corticalis) 733.3
  • Craniopathy, metabolic 733.3
  • Craniotabes (cause unknown) 733.3
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Morgagni's (syndrome) (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
  • Exostosis 726.91
    • intracranial 733.3
  • Hyperostosis 733.99
    • calvarial 733.3
    • cortical 733.3
    • frontal, internal of skull 733.3
    • interna frontalis 733.3
    • skull 733.3
  • Leontiasis
    • ossium 733.3
  • Morel-Moore syndrome (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
  • Morel-Morgagni syndrome (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
  • Morgagni
    • disease or syndrome (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
  • Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
  • Stewart-Morel syndrome (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Buchem's (hyperostosis corticalis) 733.3
    • Morel-Moore (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
    • Morel-Morgagni (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
    • Morgagni (-Stewart-Morel) (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
    • Stewart-Morel (hyperostosis frontalis interna) 733.3
    • van Buchem's (hyperostosis corticalis) 733.3
  • van Buchem's syndrome (hyperostosis corticalis) 733.3
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