MG43

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Symptoms or signs concerning food or fluid intake

Description

Symptoms or signs concerning food and fluid intake include anorexia, polydipsia, polyphagia, feeding difficulties or mismanagement, abnormal weight loss, abnormal weight gain, insufficient intake of food or water due to self-neglect or other symptoms or signs concerning food or fluid intake.

Index terms

  • Symptoms or signs concerning food or fluid intake

Excludes

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1412387537 – Feeding or eating disorders
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1517885800 – malnutrition

Exclusions from above levels

  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Child codes

  • MG43.0 – Polydipsia
  • MG43.1 – Overeating
  • MG43.2 – Abulia
  • MG43.3 – Feeding difficulties
  • MG43.4 – Insufficient intake of food or water
  • MG43.5 – Excessive weight loss
  • MG43.6 – Excessive weight gain
  • MG43.7 – Anorexia
  • MG43.8 – Decreased appetite
  • MG43.9 – Increased appetite
  • MG43.Y – Other specified symptoms or signs concerning food or fluid intake

Sibling codes

  • MG20 – Cachexia
  • MG21 – Chills
  • MG22 – Fatigue
  • MG23 – Fear of death or dying
  • MG24 – Fear of disease
  • MG25 – Feeling ill
  • MG26 – Fever of other or unknown origin
  • MG27 – Haemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
  • MG28 – Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature
  • MG29 – Oedema
  • MG2A – Ageing associated decline in intrinsic capacity
  • MG40 – Shock
  • MG41 – Sleep disturbance, not elsewhere classified
  • MG42 – Somnolence, not elsewhere classified
  • MG44 – Symptoms peculiar to infancy
  • MG45 – Syncope or collapse
  • MG46 – Systemic inflammatory response syndrome of noninfectious origin
  • MG47 – Toxicosis not further specified
  • MG48 – Unknown or unspecified causes of morbidity
  • MG49 – Hangover
  • MG4A – Multi organ failure
  • MG4Y – Other specified general symptoms

Foundation entity

Symptoms or signs concerning food or fluid intake – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1167224858

Part of: 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified