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R68.11

Billable

Excessive crying of infant (baby)

Excessive crying of infant (baby)

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R50-R69

Parent Code

R68.1

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

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

  • colic, infantile (R10.83)
  • neonatal cerebral irritability (P91.3)
  • teething syndrome (K00.7)
  • excessive crying of child, adolescent, or adult (R45.83)

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

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for excessive crying of infant (baby)?

The ICD-10-CM code for excessive crying of infant (baby) is R68.11. The full clinical description is "Excessive crying of infant (baby)". R68.11 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R68.11 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R68.11 represents "Excessive crying of infant (baby)". It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is R68.11 a billable code?

Yes, R68.11 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R68.11 in?

R68.11 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R68.11?

R68.11 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: colic, infantile (R10.83); neonatal cerebral irritability (P91.3); teething syndrome (K00.7); and 1 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does R68.11 map to?

R68.11 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 225460000, 766877008, 247771007, 304534000, 162213003, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R68.11?

R68.11 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0497134. 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.