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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Symptoms, Signs, And Ill-Defined Conditions 780-799 > Symptoms 780-789 > Symptoms Involving Digestive System 787.* >

2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 787.91

Diarrhea

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 787.91 can be accessed here.

  • A condition of frequent and watery bowel movements.
  • Abnormal frequency and fluidity of feces.
  • An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.
  • 787.91 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 787.91 contains 9 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 787.* hierarchy

787.91 also known as:

  • Diarrhea NOS

Index entries containing 787.91:

Diarrhea, diarrheal (acute) (autumn) (bilious) (bloody) (catarrhal) (choleraic) (chronic) (gravis) (green) (infantile) (lienteric) (noninfectious) (presumed noninfectious) (putrefactive) (secondary) (sporadic) (summer) (symptomatic) (thermic) 787.91Dyspepsia (allergic) (congenital) (fermentative) (flatulent) (functional) (gastric) (gastrointestinal) (neurogenic) (occupational) (reflex) 536.8
  • diarrhea 787.91
Lientery (see also Diarrhea) 787.91