ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R63.3
Feeding difficulties
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- R63.3
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R63 — Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R63.3 is a category (header) for feeding difficulties. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in R63
- R63Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
- R63.0Anorexia
- R63.1Polydipsia
- R63.2Polyphagia
- R63.30Feeding difficulties, unspecified
- R63.31Pediatric feeding disorder, acute
- R63.32Pediatric feeding disorder, chronic
- R63.39Other feeding difficulties
- R63.4Abnormal weight loss
- R63.5Abnormal weight gain
- R63.6Underweight
- R63.8Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
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