R62.51

Billable

Failure to thrive (child)

Failure to thrive (child)

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R50-R69

Parent Code

R62.5

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Failure to gain weight

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • delayed puberty (E30.0)
  • gonadal dysgenesis (Q99.1)
  • hypopituitarism (E23.0)
  • HIV disease resulting in failure to thrive (B20)
  • physical retardation due to malnutrition (E45)
  • failure to thrive in child under 28 days old (P92.6)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code R62.51?

ICD-10-CM code R62.51 represents "Failure to thrive (child)". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is R62.51 a billable code?

Yes, R62.51 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R62.51 in?

R62.51 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R62.51?

R62.51 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: delayed puberty (E30.0); gonadal dysgenesis (Q99.1); hypopituitarism (E23.0); and 3 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does R62.51 map to?

R62.51 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 773400009, 351000119100, 54840006, 36440009, 433476000, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R62.51?

R62.51 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0231246, C0015544, C3887638. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.