ICD-10-CM Code E84
Cystic fibrosis
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code E84 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of E84 that describes the diagnosis 'cystic fibrosis' in more detail.
- E84 Cystic fibrosis NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code E84 is used to code Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine. Long-term issues include difficulty breathing and coughing up mucus as a result of frequent lung infections. Other signs and symptoms include sinus infections, poor growth, fatty stool, clubbing of the fingers and toes, and infertility in males among others. Different people may have different degrees of symptoms.
| Specialty: | Medical Genetics, Pulmonology |
| MeSH Code: | D003550 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 277.0 |
Clubbing in the fingers of a person with cystic fibrosis
Coding Notes for E84 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Mucoviscidosis
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E84 - Cystic fibrosis'
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