ICD-10: | R62.0 |
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Short Description: | Delayed milestone in childhood |
Long Description: | Delayed milestone in childhood |
Neuromuscular disorder, clumsiness. Clinical Information. A disorder characterized by an impairment in the development of an individual's motor coordination skills; this impairment in motor development is not due to a medical condition.
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 ( F82) and the excluded code together.
R62.0 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of delayed milestone in childhood. The code R62.0 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code R62.0 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like delayed milestone, delayed toilet training, developmental delay in feeding, not yet sitting, not yet speaking , not yet standing, etc.#N#The code R62.0 is applicable for patients aged 0 through 17 years inclusive. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a patient outside the stated age range.
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code R62.0:
As children grow older, they develop in several different ways. Child development includes physical, intellectual, social, and emotional changes. Children grow and mature at very different rates. It's hard to say what "normal" is. There can be big differences in height, weight, and build among healthy children.
Child development includes physical, intellectual, social, and emotional changes. Children grow and mature at very different rates. It's hard to say what "normal" is. There can be big differences in height, weight, and build among healthy children. Diet, exercise and genes are all factors.
Peer approval becomes very important. Your child may try new behaviors to be part of "the group.". This can also be the time that parents or teachers recognize learning disabilities or behavioral problems in children. These problems can get worse as time goes on, so it is important to get help early.