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P92.6

Billable

Failure to thrive in newborn

Failure to thrive in newborn

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

P90-P96

Parent Code

P92

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later

Excludes 1

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

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Related Codes(8)
P92.0

Vomiting of newborn

P92.1

Regurgitation and rumination of newborn

BillableP92.2

Slow feeding of newborn

BillableP92.3

Underfeeding of newborn

BillableP92.4

Overfeeding of newborn

BillableP92.5

Neonatal difficulty in feeding at breast

BillableP92.8

Other feeding problems of newborn

BillableP92.9

Feeding problem of newborn, unspecified

Billable
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(45)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Unable to gain weight
  • Failure to thrive in infant
  • Pediatric failure to thrive
  • Not gaining weight
  • Failure to thrive
  • Severe feeding difficulties, failure to thrive, microcephaly due to ASXL3 deficiency syndrome
  • Renal function impairment with growth failure
  • Failure to thrive in neonate (disorder)
  • Faltering growth
  • Organic failure to thrive
  • Failure to gain weight
  • Severe feeding difficulties, failure to thrive, microcephaly due to ASXL transcriptional regulator 3 deficiency syndrome
  • Paediatric failure to thrive
  • FTT - failure to thrive
  • Failure to thrive in neonate
  • Poor weight gain
  • Bainbridge Ropers syndrome
  • Not putting on weight
  • Infantile erythroderma, failure to thrive and diarrhoea syndrome
  • Infantile erythroderma, failure to thrive and diarrhea syndrome
  • OFTT - Organic failure to thrive
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for failure to thrive in newborn?

The ICD-10-CM code for failure to thrive in newborn is P92.6. The full clinical description is "Failure to thrive in newborn". P92.6 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code P92.6 mean?

ICD-10-CM code P92.6 represents “Failure to thrive in newborn”. It is classified under Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is P92.6 a billable code?

Yes, P92.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is P92.6 in?

P92.6 is in Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (codes P00-P96).

What codes cannot be used with P92.6?

P92.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: eating disorders (F50.-); failure to thrive in child over 28 days old (R62.51).

What SNOMED CT codes does P92.6 map to?

P92.6 maps to 9 SNOMED CT concepts: 773400009, 54840006, 36440009, 433476000, 134251000119105, and 4 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for P92.6?

P92.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2712364. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does P92.6 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like failure to thrive in newborn affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of P92.6?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for P92.6 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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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.