Billable Medical Code for Unspecified Diffuse Connective Tissue Disease
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 710.9
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 710.9.
The Short Description Is: Diff connect tis dis NOS.
Known As
Connective tissue disorder is also known as collagen and elastic tissue disorders affecting skin, collagen disease, connective tissue disease overlap syndrome, connective tissue disease w systemic involvement, connective tissue disease, overlap syndrome, connective tissue disease, undifferentiated, connective tissue disorder by body site, connective tissue hereditary disorder, dilated cardiomyopathy associated with connective tissue disorder, dilated cardiomyopathy due to connective tissue di, dilated cardiomyopathy due to connective tissue disorder, disorder of connective tissue, disorder of connective tissue with systemic involvement, disorder of finger, disorder of mucous membrane, disorder of toe, extensive congenital erosions, vesicles and reticulate scarring, hemolytic anemia associated with chronic inflammatory disease, hemolytic anemia due to chronic inflammatory disease, hemolytic anemia due to unspecified chronic inflammatory disease, interstitial lung disease due to collagen vascular disease, lung disease due to connective tissue disorder, mixed collagen vascular disease, mixed connective tissue disease, musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorder, necrotizing vasculitis secondary to connective tissue disease, overlap syndrome, pericarditis secondary to collagen vascular disease, poikiloderma due to connective tissue disease, polyneuropathy in collagen malignant disease, reactive perforating collagenosis, renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in systemic connective tissue disorders, solitary infantile myofibromatosis, and undifferentiated connective tissue disease. This applies to collagen disease NOS.
Connective Tissue Disorder Definition and Symptoms
Connective tissue disorder refers to a group of multiple disorders that involve the protein tissue that supports organs and other parts of the body. Symptoms may include a curved spine, weak blood vessels, bleeding gums, or problems with the lungs, heart, or digestion.