536.2 PERSISTENT VOMITING


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 536.2

Short Description: Persistent vomiting

Long Description: Persistent vomiting

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Diseases of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (530-539)
      • 536 Disorders of function of stomach
        • 536.2 Persistent vomiting

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 536.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Cyclical vomiting 536.2
    • associated with migraine 346.2
    • psychogenic 306.4
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Leyden's (periodic vomiting) 536.2
  • Habit, habituation
    • vomiting 536.2
  • Hyperemesis 536.2
    • arising during pregnancy - see Hyperemesis, gravidarum
    • gravidarum (mild) (before 22 completed weeks gestation) 643.0
      • with
        • carbohydrate depletion 643.1
        • dehydration 643.1
        • electrolyte imbalance 643.1
        • metabolic disturbance 643.1
      • affecting fetus or newborn 761.8
      • severe (with metabolic disturbance) 643.1
    • psychogenic 306.4
  • Leyden's disease (periodic vomiting) 536.2
  • Vomiting 787.03
    • cyclical 536.2
      • associated with migraine 346.2
      • psychogenic 306.4
    • habit 536.2
    • pernicious or persistent 536.2
      • complicating pregnancy - see Hyperemesis, gravidarum
      • psychogenic 306.4
    • uncontrollable 536.2
      • psychogenic 306.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 536.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
536.2 Right Arrow R11.10 Vomiting, unspecified
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
536.0 Achlorhydria
536.1 Acute dilatation of stomach
536.3 Gastroparesis
536.40 Gastrostomy complication, unspecified
536.41 Infection of gastrostomy
536.42 Mechanical complication of gastrostomy
536.49 Other gastrostomy complications
536.8 Dyspepsia and other specified disorders of function of stomach
536.9 Unspecified functional disorder of stomach


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