R63 Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake. Loss of appetite. The lack or loss of appetite accompanied by an aversion to food and the inability to eat. It is the defining characteristic of the disorder anorexia nervosa. ICD-10-CM R63.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v37.0):
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T50.5X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of appetite depressants
Short description: Eating disorder NEC. ICD-9-CM 307.59 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 307.59 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Psychogenic loss of appetite The following code (s) above F50.89 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to F50.89 : F01-F99
R63. 0 - Anorexia | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Anorexia R63. 0.
ICD-10 code R63. 3 for Feeding difficulties is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Table 5ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for malnutritionICD-9-CM diagnosis codeDescriptionPostsurgical nonabsorptionProtein-calorie malnutrition260Kwashiorkor261Nutritional marasmus21 more rows
9: Fever, unspecified.
ICD-10 code: R63. 8 Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake.
Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R63. 8 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R63.
Inappropriate diet and eating habits Z72. 4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
If reporting ankyloglossia with International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), use code Q38. 1, ankyloglossia. This code is found in Chapter 17, “Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities,” of the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
The diagnosis codes of E44. 0 (moderate malnutrition), E44. 1 (mild malnutrition), and E46 (malnutrition, unspecified) complete the section of malnutrition. These malnutrition codes are classified as CCs.
Coding professionals would use ICD-10-CM code E43 to report severe malnutrition, also known as starvation edema. They would use ICD-10-CM code E42 to report severe protein-calorie malnutrition with signs of both kwashiorkor and marasmus.
Coding Department If an LIP has not already diagnosed the patient as malnourished, the coder reviews RD notes for degree of malnutrition. If the RD indicates the patient is malnourished, the coder notifies LIP with the request to document the degree of malnutrition (mild, moderate or severe).