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  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 18
  4. Section R50-R69
  5. Code R68.1

ICD-10-CM Code R68.1
Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code R68.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of R68.1 that describes the diagnosis 'nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy' in more detail.

Coding Notes for R68.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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."
Colic, infantile - instead, use code R10.83
Neonatal cerebral irritability - instead, use code P91.3
Teething syndrome - instead, use code K00.7

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R68.1 - Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R68.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Fussy baby
Event, apparent life threatening in newborn and infant(ALTE)
ALTE(apparent life threatening event) in newborn and infant
Excess, excessive, excessively +
Infant(s) (see: Infancy) +
Crying(constant) (continuous) (excessive) +
Newborn(infant) (liveborn) (singleton) +
Irritable, irritability +
Baby +
Symptoms NEC +

Parent Code: R68 - Other general symptoms and signs

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