994.3 EFFECTS OF THIRST


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 994.3

Short Description: Effects of thirst

Long Description: Effects of thirst

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Other and unspecified effects of external causes (990-995)
      • 994 Effects of other external causes
        • 994.3 Effects of thirst

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 994.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Deprivation
    • water 994.3
  • Effect, adverse NEC
    • thirst 994.3
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • thirst 783.5
      • due to deprivation of water 994.3
  • Lack of
    • water 994.3
  • Thirst, excessive 783.5
    • due to deprivation of water 994.3
  • Water
    • deprivation of 994.3
    • lack of 994.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 994.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
994.3 Right Arrow T73.1XXA Deprivation of water, initial encounter
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
994.0 Effects of lightning
994.1 Drowning and nonfatal submersion
994.2 Effects of hunger
994.4 Exhaustion due to exposure
994.5 Exhaustion due to excessive exertion
994.6 Motion sickness
994.7 Asphyxiation and strangulation
994.8 Electrocution and nonfatal effects of electric current
994.9 Other effects of external causes


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