783.42 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of delayed milestones. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent. The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data.
Delayed milestone in childhood 1 Delayed attainment of expected physiological developmental stage. 2 Late talker. 3 Late walker.
ICD-9-CM 783.42 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 783.42 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Constitutional delay of growth and puberty Constitutional delayed growth and puberty ICD-10-CM R62.59 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v38.0): 640 Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc
R62.0Delayed milestone in childhood R62. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
315.9 - Unspecified delay in development. ICD-10-CM.
R62.0ICD-10 code R62. 0 for Delayed milestone in childhood is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
CMS will continue to maintain the ICD-9 code website with the posted files. These are the codes providers (physicians, hospitals, etc.) and suppliers must use when submitting claims to Medicare for payment.
R62. 50 - Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood. ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 code: F88 Other disorders of psychological development.
Delayed milestone, also called developmental delays, is used to describe the condition where a child does not reach one of these stages at the expected age. However, in most cases, a wide variety of ages can be considered normal, and not a cause for medical concern.
ICD-10 code: F82 Specific developmental disorder of motor function.
R46. 89 - Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior | ICD-10-CM.
Clinical trials require specific information on comorbid conditions, adverse events, and past medical, surgical, and social histories. Another reason to convert is the inability of ICD-9-CM to support the U.S. initiative to transition to a health data exchange.
ICD-9 uses mostly numeric codes with only occasional E and V alphanumeric codes. Plus, only three-, four- and five-digit codes are valid. ICD-10 uses entirely alphanumeric codes and has valid codes of up to seven digits.
Why the move from ICD-9 codes to ICD-10 codes? The transition for medical providers and all insurance plan payers is a significant one since the 18,000 ICD-9 codes are to be replaced by 140,000 ICD-10 codes. ICD-10 replaces ICD-9 and reflects advances in medicine and medical technology over the past 30 years.