ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R68
Other general symptoms and signs
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
- R68
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R68
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R68 is a category (header) for other general symptoms and signs. 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 R68
- R68.0Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature
- R68.1Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
- R68.11Excessive crying of infant (baby)
- R68.12Fussy infant (baby)
- R68.13Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)
- R68.19Other nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
- R68.2Dry mouth, unspecified
- R68.3Clubbing of fingers
- R68.8Other general symptoms and signs
- R68.81Early satiety
- R68.82Decreased libido
- R68.83Chills (without fever)
- R68.84Jaw pain
- R68.89Other general symptoms and signs
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