ICD-9: 564.7 Short Description: Megacolon NEC Long Description: Megacolon, other than Hirschsprung's This is the 2014 version of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 564.7 Code Classification. . It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Disease. faulty bowel habit (idiopathic megacolon) 564.7; Information for Patients. Colonic Diseases. Also called: Large intestine diseases.

Megacolon, other than Hirschsprung's. . Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015; Short description: Megacolon NEC. 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. . Megacolon in Chagas' disease; Megacolon not due to hirschsprungs; Megacolon, not due to Hirschsprungs disease; Megacolon, not Hirschsprung's; 564.7 Excludes .

2016 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K59.3. Megacolon, not elsewhere classified. 2016 Specific Code. . Dilatation of the colon, often to alarming dimensions. There are various types of megacolon including congenital megacolon in hirschsprung disease, idiopathic megacolon in constipation, and toxic megacolon. Applicable To . Dilatation of colon; Toxic megacolon; . toxic NEC K59.3. Megasigmoid K59.3; Syndrome - see also Disease; faulty bowel habit K59.3. K00-K95

ICD-10 Code for Megacolon, not elsewhere classified K59.3: K59.3 is a valid 1 ICD 10 diagnosis code. K59.3 is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions. . megacolon (due to) (in) Chagas' disease (B57.32) megacolon (due to) (in) Clostridium difficile (A04.7) . toxic NEC - K59.3; Megasigmoid - K59.3; Syndrome — See also Disease faulty .

It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Disease. colon 569.9. functional 564.9. congenital 751.3; intestinal 569.9. functional NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable" This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific . congenital 751.3; Giant. colon (congenital) 751.3; Hirschsprung's disease or megacolon (congenital) 751.3; Hypertrophy, hypertrophic. colon 569.89. congenital 751.3; Macrocolon .

Chagas disease. Megacolon can be associated with Chagas disease. In Central and South America, the most common incidence of chronic megacolon is that observed in about 20% of patients affected with Chagas disease. Chagas is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a flagellate protozoan transmitted by the feces of a hematophagous insect, the assassin bug, when it feeds.

. ‘7513’ Diagnosis - Hirschsprung's disease (Hirschsprung's disease and other congenital functional disorders of colon) Tweet: Change Text Size | Sign In . ‘7513’ Diagnosis - Hirschsprung's disease (Hirschsprung's disease and other congenital functional disorders of colon) Structural Information. Field Name: Field Value: . 5647 (Diagnosis) — Megacolon NEC (Megacolon, other than Hirschsprung's) HTML .

Hirschsprung's disease or Hirschsprung disease (HD), also called congenital megacolon or congenital aganglionic megacolon, . RET is a gene that codes for proteins that assist cells of the neural crest in their movement through the digestive tract during the development of the embryo. Those neural crest cells eventually form bundles of nerve cells called ganglions.

Megacolon, other than Hirschsprung's. Short description: Megacolon NEC. ICD-9-CM 564.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, . 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]