T73.0 is the ICD-10 code for Effects of hunger. It is a four-character subcategory of T73 (Effects of other deprivation), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block T66–T78 (Other and unspecified effects of external causes) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What T73.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Deprivation of food
- Starvation
T73.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T73.0Effekter av hunger
T73.0Virkning av hunger
DT730Sult
T73.0Nälän vaikutukset
T73.0Schäden durch Hunger
T73.0Effets de la faim
T73.0gevolgen van honger
Listed through more specific codes:
- T73.0XXAStarvation, initial encounter
- T73.0XXDStarvation, subsequent encounter
- T73.0XXSStarvation, sequela
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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