783.6 POLYPHAGIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 783.6

Short Description: Polyphagia

Long Description: Polyphagia

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 783 Symptoms concerning nutrition, metabolism, and development
        • 783.6 Polyphagia

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 783.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • increase in
      • appetite 783.6
  • Appetite
    • excessive 783.6
      • psychogenic 307.51
  • Bulimia 783.6
    • nervosa 307.51
    • nonorganic origin 307.51
  • Cynorexia 783.6
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • eating 783.6
    • nutrients (dietary) NEC 783.6
  • Hyperalimentation 783.6
    • carotene 278.3
    • specified NEC 278.8
    • vitamin A 278.2
    • vitamin D 278.4
  • Hyperorexia 783.6
  • Hyperphagia 783.6
  • Overeating 783.6
    • nonorganic origin 307.51
  • Overfeeding (see also Overeating) 783.6
  • Overnutrition (see also Hyperalimentation) 783.6
  • Polyphagia 783.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 783.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
783.6 Right Arrow R63.2 Polyphagia
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
783.0 Anorexia
783.1 Abnormal weight gain
783.21 Loss of weight
783.22 Underweight
783.3 Feeding difficulties and mismanagement
783.40 Lack of normal physiological development, unspecified
783.41 Failure to thrive
783.42 Delayed milestones
783.43 Short stature
783.5 Polydipsia
783.7 Adult failure to thrive
783.9 Other symptoms concerning nutrition, metabolism, and development


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