Intractable vomiting refers to vomiting that is difficult to control. It doesn't lessen with time or traditional treatments. Intractable vomiting is often accompanied by nausea, when you constantly feel as if you're about to vomit.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R11. 2: Nausea with vomiting, unspecified.
ICD-9 code 787.01 for Nausea with vomiting is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SYMPTOMS (780-789).
ICD-10 | Nausea with vomiting, unspecified (R11. 2)
Functional and organic gastrointestinal disorders are among the most common causes of intractable nausea and vomiting. Conditions that increase intracranial pressure, such as tumours, infection, and cerebrovascular disease, are the main central nervous system causes.Apr 19, 2018
Nausea results from the irritation of nerve endings in the stomach or duodenum, which in turn stimulate centres in the brain that control nausea and vomiting. Nausea can be a symptom of disorders ranging from the trivial to the serious. It is most commonly caused by indigestion, by motion sickness, or by pregnancy.
ICD-10 | Unspecified abdominal pain (R10. 9)
E86.0ICD-10 | Dehydration (E86. 0)
OTHER COMMON GI SYMPTOM CODESColicR10.83Occult blood in feces/stoolR19.5DiarrheaR19.7Functional dyspepsia (indigestion)K30ConstipationK59.0013 more rows
ICD-10-CM Code for Nausea R11. 0.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
ICD-10 | Other fatigue (R53. 83)
R11.2 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of nausea with vomiting, unspecified. The code R11.2 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code R11.2 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, decreased nausea and vomiting, digestive symptom, drug-induced nausea and vomiting, increased nausea and vomiting , intractable nausea and vomiting, etc.#N#Unspecified diagnosis codes like R11.2 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Eat bland foods; stay away from spicy, fatty, or salty foods. Eat smaller meals more often. Avoid strong smells, since they can sometimes trigger nausea and vomiting. If you are pregnant and have morning sickness, eat crackers before you get out of bed in the morning.
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code R11.2:
Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code R11.2 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Headache , also known as cephalalgia, is pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck. It can be a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and neck.
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