ICD-10-CM Code R63
Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 R63 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of R63 that describes the diagnosis 'symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake' in more detail.
- R63 Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE R63.0 Anorexia
- BILLABLE R63.1 Polydipsia
- BILLABLE R63.2 Polyphagia
- BILLABLE R63.3 Feeding difficulties
- BILLABLE R63.4 Abnormal weight loss
- BILLABLE R63.5 Abnormal weight gain
- BILLABLE R63.6 Underweight
- BILLABLE R63.8 Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
Coding Notes for R63 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." - Bulimia NOS - instead, use code F50.2
- Eating disorders of nonorganic origin - instead, use code F50.-
- Malnutrition - instead, use Section E40-E46
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R63 - Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R63. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.