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T73.1

T73.1: Deprivation of water

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T73.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for deprivation of water. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T73

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Deprivation›water
  • Effect, adverse›thirst
  • Lack of›water
  • Thirst, excessive›due to deprivation of water
  • Water›deprivation of
  • Water›lack of
  • Excess, excessive, excessively›thirst›due to deprivation of water

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T73.1

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under T73

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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