ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
T73.0Starvation
T73.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.
Looking up by condition? See ICD-10 code for Famine, ICD-10 code for Hunger, ICD-10 code for Starvation.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About T73.0
T73.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Starvation. It belongs to category T73 (effects of other deprivation), block T66-T78 (other and unspecified effects of external causes) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.
Within T73 (effects of other deprivation), T73.0 is specifically for Starvation. Related codes cover deprivation of water (T73.1), exhaustion due to exposure (T73.2), exhaustion due to excessive exertion (T73.3), other effects of deprivation (T73.8) and effect of deprivation, unspecified (T73.9).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T73
Coding notes
- Deprivation of food
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T73.0.
Broader instructions also apply from T66-T78 Other and unspecified effects of external causes and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Alphabetic index entries
13 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to T73.0.
- Deprivation › food
- Effect, adverse › hunger
- Famine (effects of)
- Food › deprivation
- Food › lack of
- Hunger
- Inadequate, inadequacy › food (supply) NEC › hunger effects
- Inanition › due to › deprivation of food
- Insufficiency, insufficient › food
- Insufficiency, insufficient › nourishment
- Nutrition deficient or insufficient › due to › insufficient food
- Nutrition deficient or insufficient › due to › lack of › food
- Starvation (inanition) (due to lack of food)
Codes whose notes reference T73.0
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about T73.0
Is T73.0 billable?
- No. T73.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.