R63.1 - Polydipsia
| ICD-10: | R63.1 |
| Short Description: | Polydipsia |
| Long Description: | Polydipsia |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
R63.1 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of polydipsia. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Defective osmoregulation
- Excessive thirst
- Increased thirst
- Osmoregulation defect - excess thirst
- Thirst finding
- Thirst finding
- Thirst finding
- Thirst symptom
Clinical Information
- Polydipsia-. excessive thirst manifested by excessive fluid intake. it is characteristic of many diseases such as diabetes mellitus; diabetes insipidus; and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. the condition may be psychogenic in origin.
- Polydipsia, Psychogenic-. a clinical disorder characterized by excessive fluid intake (polydipsia); hyponatremia; and polyuria in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. impaired water metabolism in psychogenic polydipsia can result in water intoxication.
- Dipsogenic Diabetes Insipidus|Primary Polydipsia-. diabetes insipidus caused by excessive intake of water due to psychological factors or damage to the thirst-regulating mechanism.
- Polydipsia-. chronic excessive intake of water; it may be from an organic cause, such as the dehydration of diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, or a reaction to medication, or from a psychological cause. when untreated it can lead to water intoxication.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to this diagnosis code:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Excessive thirst
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Excess, excessive, excessively
- - thirst - R63.1
- - Polydipsia - R63.1
- - Thirst, excessive - R63.1
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| R63.1 | 783.5 - Polydipsia |
Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
