ICD-10-CM Code R63.3
Feeding difficulties

BILLABLE

Billable Code

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

R63.3 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of feeding difficulties. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

Coding Notes for R63.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms: Inclusion Terms Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.: Feeding problem (elderly) (infant) NOS

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 problems of newborn - instead, use code P92.-; Infant feeding disorder of nonorganic origin - instead, use code F98.2-

MS-DRG Mapping

DRG Group #640-641 - Misc disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids or electrolytes with MCC.

DRG Group #640-641 - Misc disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids or electrolytes without MCC.

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

Nursing difficulty (finding)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R63.3 - Feeding difficulties'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R63.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Aversion +

Difficult, difficulty(in) +

Disorder(of) (see: Disease) +

Feeding +

Problem(with) (related to) +

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

783.3

Feeding difficulties and mismanagement (exact match)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 783.3 was previously used, R63.3 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.

Parent Code: R63 - Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

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ICD-10-CM Code R63.3 Feeding difficulties