Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.1
Abnormal weight gain
  • ICD-9-CM 783.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 783.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R63.5 Abnormal weight gain
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnl increased body weight
  • Abnl increased weight gain
  • Failure to gain weight
  • Increased body weight
  • Poor weight gain
  • Weight gain finding
  • Weight increased
783.1 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 783.1:
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • weight
      • gain 783.1
        • of pregnancy 646.1
          • with hypertension - see Toxemia, of pregnancy
      • loss 783.21
      • x-ray examination - see Abnormal, radiological examination
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
  • Gain, weight (abnormal) (excessive) (see also Weight, gain) 783.1
  • Weight
    • gain (abnormal) (excessive) 783.1
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