ICD-9 Diagnosis Code 759.81. Prader-willi syndrome. Diagnosis Code 759.81. ICD-9: 759.81. Short Description: Prader-willi syndrome.
Willi-Prader syndrome (hypogenital dystrophy with diabetic tendency) 759.81 ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 759.81 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare.
Prader-willi syndrome (pws) is an uncommon genetic disorder. It causes poor muscle tone, low levels of sex hormones and a constant feeling of hunger. The part of the brain that controls feelings of fullness or hunger does not work properly in people with pws.
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 759.81 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services.
759.81 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of prader-willi syndrome. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
Babies with PWS are usually floppy, with poor muscle tone, and have trouble sucking. Boys may have undescended testicles. Later, other signs appear. These include
NOS "Not otherwise specified" - This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.