Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 995.84
Adult neglect (nutritional)
  • Short description: Adult neglect-nutrition.
  • ICD-9-CM 995.84 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 995.84 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 995.84.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 995.84: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 995.84 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T74.01XA Adult neglect or abandonment, confirmed, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T76.01XA Adult neglect or abandonment, suspected, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Adult abuse, nutritional neglect
  • Adult neglect, nutritional
  • Adult nutritional neglect
  • Adult victim of nutritional neglect
Use Additional
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 995.84:
  • Abuse
  • Care (of)
    • lack of (at or after birth) (infant) (child) 995.52
      • adult 995.84
  • Desertion (child) (newborn) 995.52
    • adult 995.84
  • Effect, adverse NEC
    • lack of care (child) (infant) (newborn) 995.52
      • adult 995.84
  • Lack of
    • care
      • in home V60.4
      • of adult 995.84
      • of infant (at or after birth) 995.52
  • Malnutrition (calorie) 263.9
    • lack of care, or neglect (child) (infant) 995.52
      • adult 995.84
  • Maltreatment (of)
  • Neglect (child) (newborn) NEC 995.52
    • adult 995.84
  • Nutrition, deficient or insufficient (particular kind of food) 269.9
    • due to
      • insufficient food 994.2
      • lack of
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