2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R63.30Feeding difficulties, unspecified

ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R50-R69›R63

ICD-10-CM R63.30
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

R63.30 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for feeding difficulties, unspecified. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) and groups to MS-DRG 640 through 641. As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other general signs and symptoms.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
R63.30
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Feeding difficulties, unspecified
Short Description
Feeding difficulties, unspecified
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
R63.3
Feeding difficulties

Code Classification

ChapterR00–R99Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
SectionR50-R69General symptoms and signs
CategoryR63Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
This CodeR63.30Feeding difficulties, unspecified

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Dependent for feeding
  • Difficult to establish feeding
  • Difficulty eating
  • Difficulty eating certain foods
  • Difficulty eating due to breathlessness
  • Difficulty eating due to fatigue
  • Difficulty feeding self
  • Does not feed self
  • Feeding assisted
  • Feeding difficulties and mismanagement
  • Feeding disability
  • Feeding poor
  • Feeding problem in child
  • Feeding problem symptom
  • Finding of feeding pattern
  • Finding related to ability to eat certain food
  • Finding related to ability to feed self
  • Intellectual disability, feeding difficulties, developmental delay, microcephaly syndrome
  • Needs help with feeding
  • Neurodevelopmental delay, intellectual disability, ataxia, feeding difficulty syndrome
  • Pediatric feeding disorder
  • Refusing food
  • Severe feeding difficulties, failure to thrive, microcephaly due to ASXL3 deficiency syndrome
  • Severe neurodevelopmental disorder with feeding difficulties, stereotypic hand movement, bilateral cataract
  • Speech delay
  • Unable to eat
  • Unable to feed self

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance

References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.

    • Difficult, difficulty(in)
      • feeding
    • Disorder(of)
      • feeding (infant or child)
    • Feeding
      • difficulties

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR SYM016
Other general signs and symptoms
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Code History & ChangesHistory

Replacement R63.30 replaces the following previously assigned code(s):

  • R63.3 - Feeding difficulties
FY 2022AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2021.
FY 2023–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About R63.30Overview

Is R63.30 (Feeding difficulties) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report feeding difficulties, unspecified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What MS-DRG does R63.30 group to?

When feeding difficulties, unspecified is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 640, 641, with relative weights from 0.7782 to 1.3356 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.

Can R63.30 be a principal diagnosis?

Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the feeding difficulties, unspecified is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.