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R62.5

Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

R62R62.5

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Section: R50-R69 - General symptoms and signs

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with R62.5

  • B20 - HIV disease resulting in failure to thrive (B20)
  • E45 - physical retardation due to malnutrition (E45)

Specific Codes (4)

R62.50Billable

Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

R62.51Billable

Failure to thrive (child)

R62.52Billable

Short stature (child)

R62.59Billable

Other lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

Related Codes

R62.0Billable

Delayed milestone in childhood

R62.7Billable

Adult failure to thrive

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