2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 276.51
Dehydration
- condition that results from excessive loss of water from a living organism.
- A condition caused by the loss of too much water from the body. Severe diarrhea or vomiting can cause dehydration.
- Decreased intravascular, interstitial, and/or intracellular fluid. This refers to dehydration, water loss alone without change in sodium.
- State of excessively reduced body water or water deficit.
- ICD-9-CM 276.51 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 276.51:
with
hypernatremia 
