ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R63.8
Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Quick facts
- Code
- R63.8
- Type
- Billable code
- 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 R63.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in R63
- R63Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
- R63.0Anorexia
- R63.1Polydipsia
- R63.2Polyphagia
- R63.3Feeding difficulties
- 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
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