R63.8
BillableOther symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
Related Codes(7)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(375)
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
Clinical Terms
- Comfort eating
- Difficulty taking drink to mouth
- Does not move food in mouth
- Finding related to ability to eat certain food
- Abnormal food appetite
- Hungry
- Nutritional deficiency
- Carbohydrate craving
- Not taking fluids
- Will not eat
- Excessive chloride salt intake
- Drink intake - finding
- Always hungry
- Craving for particular drink
- Not tolerating oral fluid
- Nutrition alteration
- Observation of frequency of eating
- Limited food acceptance
- Excessive fluid intake
- Observation of pattern of fluid intake
- Excessive bioactive substance intake
- Observation of regularity of eating
- Appetite problem
- Eating problem
- Refuses to eat
- Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements
- Finding of feeding pattern
- Insufficient intake of food and water co-occurrent and due to self neglect
- Does not eat
- Unable to eat
- Finding of diet followed
- Does not drink from feeder cup
- Unable to drink using a straw
- Aversion to particular drink
- Excessive intake of high intensity sweetener additive
- Finding related to ability to drink from bottle
- No desire for drinks
- Not tolerating normal diet
- Hypometabolism
- Finding of quantity of appetite
- Improper feeding schedule for age
- Excessive beta glucan intake
- Excessive sulphate salt intake
- Craving for particular food
- Finding of insufficient fluid intake
- Poor response to enteral nutrition
- Inadequate oral food intake for physiological needs
- Finding related to ability to drink using straw
- Predicted excessive energy intake
- Excessive sulfate salt intake
- Fasting
- Inadequate sulphate salt intake
- Chewing observations
- Difficulty drinking from feeder cup
- Difficulty drinking using a straw
- Excessive sulfate intake
- Preoccupation with food
- Insatiable hunger
- Weight decreased
- Chewing finding
- Intake of unsafe food
- Does not chew
- On special diet
- Finding of fluid intake
- Increased appetite
- Finding of drink intake
- Excessive intake of high intensity sweetener
- Poor fluid intake
- Does not drink using a straw
- Excessive desire for particular drink
- Can't face food
- Predicted inadequate energy intake
- Inadequate chloride salt intake
- Self-neglect
- Inadequate chloride intake
- Finding of frequency of eating
- Inadequate sulfate salt intake
- Unable to drink from a bottle
- Difficulty spitting
- Drinking less - fluids
- Aversion to particular food
- Feeding drive
- Intentional weight loss
- Inadequate food intake
- Insufficient intake of food and water with self neglect
- Insufficient fluid intake - finding
- Predicted suboptimal energy intake
- Finding related to ability to take drink to mouth
- Inadequate fluid intake
- Always eating
- Refusing lumpy foods
- Observation of fluid intake
- Does not drink from a bottle
- Altered appetite
- Alteration in nutrition
- Problem with drinking fluid
- Finding of pattern of fluid intake
- Excessive dislike for particular drink
- Abnormal sensation of hunger
- Preoccupied with food
- Difficulty sipping drink
- Cannot face food
- Reduced fluid intake pre-bedtime
- Inadequate diet
- No fluid intake
- Excessive non-nutritive food additive intake
- Unable to lose weight
- Unable to drink from a feeder cup
- Finding of regularity of eating
- Tachyphagia
- Dependent for drinking
- Morbid hunger
- Observation of quantity of appetite
- Finding related to ability to spit
- Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements
- Little thirst
- Excessive caffeine intake
- Hunger
- Does not take drink to mouth
- Does not hold drinks
- Unable to eat certain food
- Inadequate food diet
- Less thirsty
- Unable to hold drinks
- Finding related to ability to chew
- Food refusal
- Inadequate sulfate intake
- Observation of feeding pattern
- Thirstless
- Excessive desire for particular food
- Does not spit
- Eating frequently
- Insufficient fluid intake
- Body nutrition deficit
- Inadequate sulphate intake
- Does not eat certain food
- Specific food craving
- Not drinking - fluids
- Never thirsty
- Nutritional deficiency finding
- Finding related to ability to retrieve food from buccal sulcus
- Increased fluid intake
- Unable to spit
- Reduced fluid intake
- Weight loss
- Excessive dislike for particular food
- Unable to sip drink
- Constantly eating
- Aversion to food or drink
- Difficulty holding drinks
- Excessive coffee drinker
- Nutritional deficiency state
- Unable to drink
- Abnormal eating pattern
- Unable to bottle feed
- Finding related to ability to hold drinks
- Does not retrieve food from buccal sulcus
- Finding of quantity of eating
- Alteration in nutrition: less than body requirements
- Does not sip drink
- Adipsia
- Excessive sulphate intake
- Unable to take drink to mouth
- Does not bottle feed
- Taking some fluids
- Observation of quantity of eating
- Does not drink
- Alteration in nutrition: more than body requirements
- Body nutrition excess
- Craving for food or drink
- Failure to lose weight
- Diet followed - finding
- Change in appetite
- Refusing fluids
- Fast eating syndrome
- Reduced thirst
- Finding related to ability to sip drink
- Excessive chloride intake
- Chaotic eating
- Refusing solids
- Eats irregularly
- Excessive b-glucan intake
- Sugar craving
- Difficulty drinking
- Refusal to eat in presence of others
- Finding related to ability to drink from feeder cup
- Refusing food
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake?
The ICD-10-CM code for other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake is R63.8. The full clinical description is "Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake". R63.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R63.8 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R63.8 represents “Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake”. 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 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.
How does R63.8 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake 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 R63.8?
R63.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: MG43.Y (Other specified symptoms or signs concerning food or fluid intake).
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