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. 2014; Billable Thru Sept 30/2015; Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015; Short description: . Megacolon, not due to Hirschsprungs disease; Megacolon, not Hirschsprung's; 564.7 Excludes . megacolon: congenital [Hirschsprung's] toxic . Applies To. . ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, .

. ‘7513’ Diagnosis - Hirschsprung's disease (Hirschsprung's disease and other congenital functional disorders of colon) . (Hirschsprung's disease and other congenital functional disorders of colon) Full code's title: Similar ICD-9 Codes. 75162 (Diagnosis) . (Diagnosis) — Megacolon NEC (Megacolon, other than Hirschsprung's) HTML | TXT | ⇒ Mapping. 4478 (Diagnosis) — Arterial disease NEC (Other specified disorders of arteries and arterioles)

Other neurologic, systemic and metabolic diseases; Aganglionic megacolon . Hirschsprung’s disease develops in the fetus during the early stages of pregnancy. The exact genetic cause remains unsolved, although in familial cases (in which families have multiple affected patients), it seems to exhibit autosomal dominant transmission, with a gene called RET, in chromosome 10, being dominant. Seven other genes seem to be implicated, however. If untreated, the patient can develop enterocolitis.

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Diagnosis Code 564.7 information, including descriptions, synonyms, code edits, ICD-10 conversion and references to the . 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. Diseases of the digestive system . Other diseases of . (acquired) (functional) (not Hirschsprung's disease) 564.7. aganglionic 751.3; congenital, congenitum 751.3; Hirschsprung's (disease .

Summary. Different types of megacolon were investigated by histological and enzyme histochemical methods. The spastic part of the bowel in Hirschsprung's disease shows, in addition to aplasia of the intramural ganglion cells, hyperplasia of the extramural parasympathicus.

Megacolon, other than Hirschsprung's. Short description: . Megacolon, not due to Hirschsprungs disease; Megacolon, not Hirschsprung's; 564.7 Excludes . megacolon: congenital [Hirschsprung's] toxic . Applies To. . ICD-9-CM 564.7 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code?

564.7 ICD-9 Vol 1 Code descriptor Megacolon other than hirschsprung's. Login . Coding Tools; publications; Training; . Read the code's official section and subsections. Code Descriptor and Instructional Notes. Megacolon other than hirschsprung's Category Notes. Increase Coding Accuracy & Efficiency with section notes displayed alongside the applicable ICD -9 code . Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2012 . Coding Tools & Reference. CPT® Codes / HCPCS Codes .