R63.8
BillableOther symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
Coding Notes
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Fasting16985007
- Hypometabolism23019001
- Abnormal sensation of hunger32939004
- Morbid hunger32939004
- Never thirsty37561006
- No desire for drinks37561006
- Thirstless37561006
- Alteration in nutrition: more than body requirements45346005
- Body nutrition excess45346005
- Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements45346005
- Nutritional deficiency47563007
- Nutritional deficiency finding47563007
- Nutritional deficiency state47563007
- Abnormal food appetite51575000
- Feeding drive55350005
- Hunger55350005
- Hungry55350005
- Increased appetite72405004
- Failure to lose weight83421005
- Unable to lose weight83421005
- Alteration in nutrition: less than body requirements88202002
- Body nutrition deficit88202002
- Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements88202002
- Adipsia89492000
- Carbohydrate craving102607009
- Sugar craving102607009
- Inadequate diet102610002
- Inadequate food diet102610002
- Inadequate food intake102610002
- Food refusal105481005
- Refuses to eat105481005
- Refusing food105481005
- Will not eat105481005
- Alteration in nutrition129844000
- Nutrition alteration129844000
- Excessive fluid intake139104001
- Drinking less - fluids161844003
- Reduced fluid intake161844003
- Taking some fluids161844003
- No fluid intake161845002
- Not drinking - fluids161845002
- Not taking fluids161845002
- Craving for particular food192019001
- Excessive desire for particular food192019001
- Specific food craving192019001
- Always eating212572003
- Constantly eating212572003
- Chaotic eating225524007
- Eats irregularly225526009
- Eating frequently225527000
- Reduced fluid intake pre-bedtime225954007
- Self-neglect248054003
- Eating problem248124006
- Comfort eating248126008
- Refusing solids248127004
- Refusing lumpy foods248128009
- Refusal to eat in presence of others248129001
- Preoccupation with food248130006
- Preoccupied with food248130006
- Craving for food or drink248132003
- Craving for particular drink248133008
- Excessive desire for particular drink248133008
- Aversion to food or drink248134002
- Aversion to particular food248135001
- Excessive dislike for particular food248135001
- Aversion to particular drink248136000
- Excessive dislike for particular drink248136000
- Unable to hold drinks249286006
- Can't face food249470001
- Cannot face food249470001
- Always hungry249472009
- Insatiable hunger249472009
- Altered appetite249473004
- Change in appetite249473004
- Less thirsty249478008
- Reduced thirst249478008
- Little thirst249479000
- Increased fluid intake249480002
- Finding of insufficient fluid intake249481003
- Inadequate fluid intake249481003
- Insufficient fluid intake249481003
- Insufficient fluid intake - finding249481003
- Poor fluid intake249481003
- Weight decreased262285001
- Weight loss262285001
- Excessive coffee drinker275386008
- Chewing finding278431005
- Chewing observations278431005
- Unable to drink288854000
- Does not drink288856003
- Difficulty drinking288857007
- Unable to drink from a feeder cup288860000
- Does not drink from feeder cup288862008
- Difficulty drinking from feeder cup288863003
- Unable to drink using a straw288866006
- Does not drink using a straw288868007
- Difficulty drinking using a straw288869004
- Unable to take drink to mouth288873001
- Does not take drink to mouth288875008
- Difficulty taking drink to mouth288876009
- Unable to sip drink288879002
- Does not sip drink288881000
- Difficulty sipping drink288882007
- Unable to eat288885009
- Does not eat288887001
- Unable to eat certain food288890007
- Does not eat certain food288892004
- Does not move food in mouth288910007
- Does not retrieve food from buccal sulcus288916001
- Does not chew288922005
- Unable to spit288970004
- Does not spit288972007
- Difficulty spitting288974008
- Unable to bottle feed288995003
- Unable to drink from a bottle288995003
- Does not bottle feed288997006
- Does not drink from a bottle288997006
- Finding of frequency of eating289139004
- Observation of frequency of eating289139004
- Finding of regularity of eating289140002
- Observation of regularity of eating289140002
- Finding of quantity of eating289142005
- Observation of quantity of eating289142005
- Problem with drinking fluid289155006
- Finding of feeding pattern289158008
- Observation of feeding pattern289158008
- Finding of quantity of appetite289162002
- Observation of quantity of appetite289162002
- Appetite problem289163007
- Finding of fluid intake289164001
- Observation of fluid intake289164001
- Finding of pattern of fluid intake302075002
- Observation of pattern of fluid intake302075002
- Does not hold drinks307070001
- Difficulty holding drinks307071002
- Abnormal eating pattern308658001
- Finding related to ability to drink from feeder cup364780008
- Finding related to ability to drink using straw364781007
- Finding related to ability to sip drink364782000
- Finding related to ability to take drink to mouth364783005
- Finding related to ability to hold drinks364784004
- Finding related to ability to eat certain food364788001
- Finding related to ability to retrieve food from buccal sulcus364792008
- Finding related to ability to chew364793003
- Finding related to ability to spit364805005
- Finding related to ability to drink from bottle364810009
- Diet followed - finding364828006
- Finding of diet followed364828006
- Drink intake - finding366357001
- Finding of drink intake366357001
- Intentional weight loss416528001
- Improper feeding schedule for age424704004
- On special diet449360002
- Not tolerating normal diet473361004
- Not tolerating oral fluid473385007
- Intake of unsafe food698879009
- Inadequate oral food intake for physiological needs699653008
- Poor response to enteral nutrition706871001
- Dependent for drinking722177009
- Insufficient intake of food and water co-occurrent and due to self neglect735939003
- Insufficient intake of food and water with self neglect735939003
- Refusing fluids789022006
- Excessive intake of high intensity sweetener789246006
- Excessive intake of high intensity sweetener additive789246006
- Excessive chloride intake1148947003
- Excessive chloride salt intake1148947003
- Inadequate chloride intake1148948008
- Inadequate chloride salt intake1148948008
- Inadequate sulfate intake1148988003
- Inadequate sulfate salt intake1148988003
- Inadequate sulphate intake1148988003
- Inadequate sulphate salt intake1148988003
- Excessive sulfate intake1148989006
- Excessive sulfate salt intake1148989006
- Excessive sulphate intake1148989006
- Excessive sulphate salt intake1148989006
- Excessive b-glucan intake440481000124106
- Excessive beta glucan intake440481000124106
- Excessive bioactive substance intake440421000124107
- Excessive caffeine intake440491000124109
- Excessive non-nutritive food additive intake440501000124101
- Fast eating syndrome37801000087103
- Tachyphagia37801000087103
- Limited food acceptance441941000124104
- Predicted excessive energy intake440341000124108
- Predicted inadequate energy intake440331000124103
- Predicted suboptimal energy intake440331000124103
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R63.8?
ICD-10-CM code R63.8 represents "Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R63.8 a billable code?
Yes, R63.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R63.8 in?
R63.8 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R63.8?
R63.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: bulimia NOS (F50.2-).
What SNOMED CT codes does R63.8 map to?
R63.8 maps to 123 SNOMED CT concepts: 308658001, 51575000, 32939004, 89492000, 129844000, and 118 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R63.8?
R63.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0478153. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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