R62.51 Billable Code
Failure to thrive (child)
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Section Detail
R50-R69
General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of R62.5.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- failure to thrive in child under 28 days old (P92.6)
OPPS Editing Flags
Age Restrictions
Ages 0 to 17
External Cause
No
Mental Health
No
Manifestation (Edit 89)
No
Code First Applicable This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be coded first as the principal diagnosis.
No
Unacceptable PDX (Edit 113)
No
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