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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 783.7
Adult failure to thrive
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Adult Only Dx (15-124 years)

  • Short description: Failure to thrive-adult.
  • ICD-9-CM 783.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 783.7 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).
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 783.7.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 783.7: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 783.7 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R62.7 Adult failure to thrive
Approximate Synonyms
  • Adult failure to thrive syndrome
  • Failure to thrive syndrome, adult
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 783.7:
  • Failure, failed
 783.6 ICD9Data.com 783.9 
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