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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783
Symptoms concerning nutrition metabolism and development
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.0
Anorexia
  • clinical manifestation consisting of a physiopathological lack or loss of appetite accompanied by an aversion to food and the inability to eat.
  • An abnormal loss of the appetite for food. Anorexia can be caused by cancer, AIDS, a mental disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa), or other diseases.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.2
Abnormal loss of weight and underweight
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.21
Loss of weight
  • the reduction of overall body mass; may be due to disease, diet, or drugs; can be permanent or temporary, and may involve any tissue.
  • A reduction in overall body mass.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.3
Feeding difficulties and mismanagement
  • Imbalance in the normal feeding habits of an infant.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.4
Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.40
Unspecified lack of normal physiological development
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.41
Failure to thrive
  • Inability to grow and develop normally.
  • Growth disorder of infants and children due to nutritional and/or emotional deprivation and resulting in loss of weight and delayed physical, emotional, and social development.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.43
Short stature
  • Growth retardation: Decreased rate of growth in the individual or in an affected joint or extremity. An example of the latter is micrognathia in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.5
Polydipsia
  • Chronic excessive intake of water; it may be from an organic cause, such as the dehydration of diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, or a reaction to medication, or from a psychological cause. When untreated it can lead to water intoxication.
  • Noncontingent excessive drinking behavior usually produced and maintained by operant schedules of reinforcement involving food as a reinforcer. Also used for disordered human populations.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.6
Polyphagia
  • ingestion of a greater than optimal quantity of food.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.7
Adult failure to thrive
  • Progressive functional deterioration of a physical and cognitive nature. The individual's ability to live with multisystem diseases, cope with ensuing problems, and manage his/her care are remarkably diminished.
2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.9
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