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Diagnosis Code

F55.2 ABUSE OF LAXATIVES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: F55.2

Short Description: Abuse of laxatives

Long Description: Abuse of laxatives

The code F55.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Mental and behavioural disorders (F01–F99)
    • Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (F50-F59)
      • Abuse of non-psychoactive substances (F55)
        • F55.2 Abuse of laxatives

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abuse of laxatives
  • Chronic abuse of laxatives
  • Chronic drug abuse
  • Diarrhea due to drug
  • Diarrhea due to laxative abuse

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code F55.2 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Alcohol, Drug Abuse Or Dependence, Left Ama (894)
  • Alcohol, Drug Abuse Or Dependence With Rehabilitation Therapy (895)
  • Alcohol, Drug Abuse Or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy With Mcc (896)
  • Alcohol, Drug Abuse Or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc (897)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
F55.2 Right Arrow 305.90 Drug abuse NEC-unspec
305.91 Drug abuse NEC-contin
305.92 Drug abuse NEC-episodic
305.93 Drug abuse NEC-in remiss

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
F55 Abuse of non-psychoactive substances
F55.0 Abuse of antacids
F55.1 Abuse of herbal or folk remedies
F55.3 Abuse of steroids or hormones
F55.4 Abuse of vitamins
F55.8 Abuse of other non-psychoactive substances

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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