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R63.1

R63.1: Polydipsia

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R63.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for polydipsia. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Excessive thirst

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R63.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R63: Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R63.1 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Polydipsia
  • Thirst, excessive
  • Excess, excessive, excessively›thirst

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R63

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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