ICD-10-CM Code F98.2
Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code F98.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of F98.2 that describes the diagnosis 'other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood' in more detail.
The ICD code F982 is used to code Rumination syndrome
Rumination syndrome, or Merycism, is an under-diagnosed chronic motility disorder characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption, due to the involuntary contraction of the muscles around the abdomen. There is no retching, nausea, heartburn, odour, or abdominal pain associated with the regurgitation, as there is with typical vomiting. The disorder has been historically documented as affecting only infants, young children, and people with cognitive disabilities (the prevalence is as high as 10% in institutionalized patients with various mental disabilities). Today it is being diagnosed in increasing numbers of otherwise healthy adolescents and adults, though there is a lack of awareness of the condition by doctors, patients and the general public.
| Specialty: | Psychiatry |
| MeSH Code: | D019959 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 307.53 |
A postprandial manometry of a patient with rumination syndrome showing intra-abdominal pressure. The "spikes" are characteristic of the abdominal wall contractions responsible for the regurgitation in rumination.
Coding Notes for F98.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Feeding difficulties - instead, use code R63.3
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders - instead, use code F50.-
- Feeding problems of newborn - instead, use code P92.-
- Pica of infancy or childhood - instead, use code F98.3
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'F98.2 - Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood'
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Parent Code: F98 - Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence