AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2021 Issue 4; ICD-10-CM New/Revised Codes

Pediatric Feeding Disorder

Code R63.3, Feeding difficulties, has been expanded and several codes were created to separately classify feeding difficulties, unspecified (R63.30), pediatric feeding disorder, acute (R63.31), pediatric feeding disorder, chronic (R63.32) and other feeding difficulties (R63.39). Codes R63.31 and R63.32 are used for infants and children older than 28 days. However, if the feeding problem starts at birth and persists beyond the perinatal period, codes from category P92, Feeding problems of newborn, may be assigned with codes from subcategory R63. Any associated conditions (e.g., dysphagia, malnutrition) should also be coded, if applicable.Pediatric...

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