Difficult, difficulty (in) - in the ICD-10-CM Index

Annotation Back-References in the 2025 ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries

Browse the ICD-10-CM codes with references applicable to the clinical term "difficult, difficulty (in)"

  • Difficult, difficulty (in)

    • acculturation - Z60.3 Acculturation difficulty

    • feeding - R63.30 Feeding difficulties, unspecified

      • elderly - R63.39 Other feeding difficulties

      • infant NOS - R63.39 Other feeding difficulties

      • newborn - P92.9 Feeding problem of newborn, unspecified

        • breast - P92.5 Neonatal difficulty in feeding at breast

        • specified NEC - P92.8 Other feeding problems of newborn

      • nonorganic (infant or child) - F98.29 Other feeding disorders of infancy and early childhood

      • specified NEC - R63.39 Other feeding difficulties

    • intubation, in anesthesia - T88.4 Failed or difficult intubation

    • mechanical, gastroduodenal stoma - K91.89 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system

      • causing obstruction - See Also: Obstruction, intestine, postoperative; - K91.30 Postprocedural intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete

    • micturition

      • need to immediately re-void - R39.191 Need to immediately re-void

      • position dependent - R39.192 Position dependent micturition

      • specified NEC - R39.198 Other difficulties with micturition

    • reading (developmental) - F81.0 Specific reading disorder

      • secondary to emotional disorders - F93.9 Childhood emotional disorder, unspecified

    • spelling (specific) - F81.81 Disorder of written expression

      • due to inadequate teaching - Z55.8 Other problems related to education and literacy

      • with reading disorder - F81.89 Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills

    • swallowing - See: Dysphagia;

    • understanding

      • medication instructions - Z55.6 Problems related to health literacy

    • walking - R26.2 Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified

    • work

      • conditions NEC - Z56.5 Uncongenial work environment

      • schedule - Z56.3 Stressful work schedule

Applicable Clinical Terms Definitions

Walking: An activity in which the body advances at a slow to moderate pace by moving the feet in a coordinated fashion. This includes recreational walking, walking for fitness, and competitive race-walking.

Work: Productive or purposeful activities.