Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 078.82
Epidemic vomiting syndrome
  • Short description: Epidemic vomiting synd.
  • ICD-9-CM 078.82 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 078.82 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).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 078.82.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 078.82: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 078.82 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R11.11 Vomiting without nausea
Applies To
  • Winter vomiting disease
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 078.82:
  • Bradley's disease (epidemic vomiting) 078.82
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Bradley's (epidemic vomiting) 078.82
    • Goodall's (epidemic vomiting) 078.82
    • Spencer's (epidemic vomiting) 078.82
    • winter vomiting 078.82
  • Nausea (see also Vomiting) 787.02
    • epidemic 078.82
  • Spencer's disease (epidemic vomiting) 078.82
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • epidemic vomiting 078.82
  • Vomiting 787.03
    • epidemic 078.82
    • winter 078.82
  • Winter - see also condition
    • vomiting disease 078.82
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