Version 2024
No Valid Principal Dx

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R63

Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

ICD-10-CM Code:
R63
ICD-10 Code for:
Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
    (R00–R99)
    • General symptoms and signs
      (R50-R69)
      • Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
        (R63)

R63 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.

Specific Coding Applicable to Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

Non-specific codes like R63 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake:

  • Use R63.0 for Anorexia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.1 for Polydipsia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.2 for Polyphagia - BILLABLE CODE

  • R63.3 for Feeding difficulties - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.30 for Feeding difficulties, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.31 for Pediatric feeding disorder, acute - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.32 for Pediatric feeding disorder, chronic - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.39 for Other feeding difficulties - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.4 for Abnormal weight loss - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.5 for Abnormal weight gain - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.6 for Underweight - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R63.8 for Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.