ICD-10-CM Codes
R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
R50-R69 General symptoms and signs
R63- Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R63.3

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R63.3

Feeding difficulties

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

R63.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R63.3 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R63.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 R63.3 may differ.

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes Help

A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (R63.3) and the excluded code together.

eating disorders (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50
- F50 Eating disorders
  - F50.0 Anorexia nervosa
    - F50.00 …… unspecified
    - F50.01 …… restricting type
    - F50.02 …… binge eating/purging type
  - F50.2 Bulimia nervosa
  - F50.8 Other eating disorders
    - F50.81 Binge eating disorder
    - F50.82 Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder
    - F50.89 Other specified eating disorder
  - F50.9 Eating disorder, unspecified
F50.-
)
feeding problems of newborn (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P92
- P92 Feeding problems of newborn
  - P92.0 Vomiting of newborn
    - P92.01 Bilious vomiting of newborn
    - P92.09 Other vomiting of newborn
  - P92.1 Regurgitation and rumination of newborn
  - P92.2 Slow feeding of newborn
  - P92.3 Underfeeding of newborn
  - P92.4 Overfeeding of newborn
  - P92.5 Neonatal difficulty in feeding at breast
  - P92.6 Failure to thrive in newborn
  - P92.8 Other feeding problems of newborn
  - P92.9 Feeding problem of newborn, unspecified
P92.-
)
infant feeding disorder of nonorganic origin (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.2
Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood
Type 2 Excludes
- anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders (F50.-)
- feeding difficulties (R63.3)
- feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
- pica of infancy or childhood (F98.3)
F98.2-
)

The following code(s) above R63.3 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to R63.3:

R00-R99
2022 ICD-10-CM Range R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Note
- This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
- Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
- The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
- (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
- (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
- (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
- (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
- (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
- (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
Type 2 Excludes
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
R63
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R63
Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
Type 1 Excludes
- bulimia NOS (F50.2)
Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

Approximate Synonyms

Developmental delay in feeding
Developmental delay, feeding
Developmental feeding delay
Difficulty feeding self
Elderly feeding problem
Feeding problem in child
Feeding problem in children
Feeding problem in elderly
Feeding problem in infant
Infant feeding problem
Overconsumption of milk in childhood
Overconsumption of milk, child
Sensory aversion to particular foods
Sensory food aversion

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to R63.3:

Type 2 Excludes: P92
, F50
, F98.2

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P92
Feeding problems of newborn
Type 1 Excludes
- eating disorders (F50.-)
Type 2 Excludes
- feeding problems in child over 28 days old (R63.3)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F50
Eating disorders
Type 1 Excludes
- anorexia NOS (R63.0)
- feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
- polyphagia (R63.2)
Type 2 Excludes
- feeding difficulties (R63.3)
- feeding disorder in infancy or childhood (F98.2-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.2
Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood
Type 2 Excludes
- anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders (F50.-)
- feeding difficulties (R63.3)
- feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
- pica of infancy or childhood (F98.3)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R63.3

R62.5 Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

R62.50 Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

R62.51 Failure to thrive (child)

R62.52 Short stature (child)

R62.59 Other lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

R62.7 Adult failure to thrive

R63 Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

R63.0 Anorexia

R63.1 Polydipsia

R63.2 Polyphagia

R63.3 Feeding difficulties

R63.30 …… unspecified

R63.31 Pediatric feeding disorder, acute

R63.32 Pediatric feeding disorder, chronic

R63.39 Other feeding difficulties

R63.4 Abnormal weight loss

R63.5 Abnormal weight gain

R63.6 Underweight

R63.8 Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

R64 Cachexia

R65 Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R63.3

Feeding difficulties

Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

Feeding problems of newborn

Eating disorders

Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood