R63.1 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of polydipsia. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis. Polydipsia is excessive thirst. The word derives from the Greek πολυδιψία, which is derived from πολύς (polys, "much, many") + δίψα (dipsa, "thirst").
A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis. Polydipsia is excessive thirst. The word derives from the Greek πολυδιψία, which is derived from πολύς (polys, "much, many") + δίψα (dipsa, "thirst").
Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code R63.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R63.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake. R63.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
R63. 1 - Polydipsia. ICD-10-CM.
The VICC advises that in the absence of documentation of the reason for the poor oral intake, the appropriate code to assign is R63. 8 Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake, which can be reached by following index entry Symptoms specified, involving, food and oral intake.
These findings rule out the possibility of organic causes and the patient was managed on the lines of psychogenic polydipsia (R63. 1 according to ICD-10).
ICD-10 code E86. 0 for Dehydration is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .
ICD-10-CM Code for Anorexia R63. 0.
ICD-10 code R63. 3 for Feeding difficulties is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Medical Definition of polydipsia : excessive or abnormal thirst.
Polydipsia is also an early symptom of diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus causes polydipsia because your blood sugar levels get too high and make you feel thirsty, regardless of how much water you drink. Diabetes insipidus occurs when your body's fluid levels are out of balance.
Primary polydipsia, or psychogenic polydipsia, is a form of polydipsia characterised by excessive fluid intake in the absence of physiological stimuli to drink. Psychogenic polydipsia which is caused by psychiatric disorders, often schizophrenia, is often accompanied by the sensation of dry mouth.
ICD-10 | Dehydration (E86. 0)
ICD-10 | Fever, unspecified (R50. 9)
The objective of this article is to examine the coding of hydration with CPT® codes 96360, Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour, and 96361, Intravenous infusion, hydration; each additional hour. The purpose of hydration intravenous (IV) infusion is to hydrate.
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Polydipsia is excessive thirst. The word derives from the Greek πολυδιψία, which is derived from πολύς (polys, "much, many") + δίψα (dipsa, "thirst"). Polydipsia is a nonspecific symptom in various medical disorders. It also occurs as an abnormal behaviour in animals.
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
DRG Group #640-641 - Misc disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids or electrolytes with MCC.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R63.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 783.5 was previously used, R63.1 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.