Fecal impaction. K56.41 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM K56.41 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K56.41 - other international versions of ICD-10 K56.41 may differ.
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R63.3: Feeding difficulties. 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. ›.
R63.3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. ICD-10-CM R63.3 is a new 2022 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2021.
eating disorders ( F50.-) Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
120A (food bolus in esophagus).
GG Food bolus impactions are acute events that, for the most part, are immediately recognized by the patient. Most food bolus impactions resolve without intervention, either by moving forward to the stomach or by the patient regurgitating the ingested contents.
An esophageal food bolus obstruction is a medical emergency caused by the obstruction of the esophagus by an ingested foreign body.
Code R13. 10 is the diagnosis code used for Dysphagia, Unspecified. It is a disorder characterized by difficulty in swallowing. It may be observed in patients with stroke, motor neuron disorders, cancer of the throat or mouth, head and neck injuries, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis.
bolus, food that has been chewed and mixed in the mouth with saliva. Chewing helps to reduce food particles to a size readily swallowed; saliva adds digestive enzymes, water, and mucus that help chemically to reduce food particles, hydrate them for taste, and lubricate them for easy swallowing.
Extraction: Extraction is the preferred technique when the food bolus is large, firm, contains bones or sharp edges, or the patient is known to have significant stricture. Using a variety of snares, baskets, graspers or forceps, the food bolus can usually be removed in toto in a piecemeal fashion.
Food blockages in the esophagus are generally not a major medical emergency. However, food blockages in the windpipe can lead to choking. People who are choking require emergency treatment.
Dysphagia, oral phase (R13.11)
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 .
R13. 0 - Aphagia | ICD-10-CM.