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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 278.3
Hypercarotinemia
  • ICD-9-CM 278.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 278.3 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 278.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 278.3: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 278.3 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E67.1 Hypercarotinemia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 278.3:
  • Aurantiasis, cutis 278.3
  • Carotinemia (dietary) 278.3
  • Carotinosis (cutis) (skin) 278.3
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • carotene (dietary) 278.3
  • Hyperalimentation 783.6
    • carotene 278.3
  • Hypercarotinemia 278.3
 278.2 ICD9Data.com 278.4 
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