2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 271
Disorders of carbohydrate transport and metabolism
- There are 7 ICD-9-CM codes below 271 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
- A group of inherited metabolic disorders involving the enzymes responsible for the synthesis and degradation of glycogen. In some patients, prominent liver involvement is presented. In others, more generalized storage of glycogen occurs, sometimes with prominent cardiac involvement
- An inherited metabolic disorder characterized either by defects in glycogen synthesis or defects in the breaking down of glycogen. It results either in the creation of abnormal forms of glycogen or accumulation of glycogen in the tissues
- Any of a group of metabolic disorders characterized by excessive storage of glycogen
271 Excludes
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