040.2 WHIPPLE'S DISEASE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 040.2

Short Description: Whipple's disease

Long Description: Whipple's disease

Code Classification:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
    • Other bacterial diseases (030-041)
      • 040 Other bacterial diseases
        • 040.2 Whipple's disease

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 040.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Whipple's (intestinal lipodystrophy) 040.2
  • Granulomatosis NEC 686.1
    • lipophagic, intestinal 040.2
  • Lipodystrophy (progressive) 272.6
    • intestinal 040.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Whipple's (intestinal lipodystrophy) 040.2
  • Whipple's disease or syndrome (intestinal lipodystrophy) 040.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 040.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
040.2 Right Arrow K90.81 Whipple's disease
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
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040.82 Toxic shock syndrome
040.89 Other specified bacterial diseases


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