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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 799.3
Debility, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 799.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 799.3 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 799.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R53.81 Other malaise
Approximate Synonyms
  • Asthenia
  • Debility
  • Deconditioning
Clinical Information
  • The property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain. (wordnet)
799.3 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 799.3:
  • Debility (general) (infantile) (postinfectional) 799.3
    • with nutritional difficulty 269.9
    • congenital or neonatal NEC 779.9
  • Decline (general) (see also Debility) 799.3
 799.29 ICD9Data.com 799.4 
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