SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 1255271005: Type 1 diabetes mellitus, central and peripheral neurodegeneration syndrome

1255271005 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Type 1 diabetes mellitus, central and peripheral neurodegeneration syndrome in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: disorder

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagDisorder
Definition statusPrimitive
Definition patternSubclass
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes8
Role groups5
Module900000000000207008
Parents9

Defining attributes

Associated morphologyDegenerative abnormality(morphologic abnormality)
Finding siteStructure of central nervous system(body structure)
Associated morphologyDegenerative abnormality(morphologic abnormality)
Finding sitePeripheral nervous system structure(body structure)
Has interpretationDecreased(qualifier value)
InterpretsHearing(observable entity)
Finding siteStructure of endocrine system(body structure)
Finding siteStructure of auditory system(body structure)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

Juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus, central and peripheral neurodegeneration syndromeCombined cerebellar and peripheral ataxia, deafness, diabetes mellitus syndromeCombined cerebellar and peripheral ataxia, hearing loss, diabetes mellitus syndrome

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code1255271005
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameType 1 diabetes mellitus, central and peripheral neurodegeneration syndrome
DescriptionType 1 diabetes mellitus, central and peripheral neurodegeneration syndrome (disorder)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

About this content

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