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R68.1

Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

R68R68.1

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 R68.1

  • R10.83 - colic, infantile (R10.83)
  • P91.3 - neonatal cerebral irritability (P91.3)
  • K00.7 - teething syndrome (K00.7)

Specific Codes (4)

R68.11Billable

Excessive crying of infant (baby)

R68.12Billable

Fussy infant (baby)

R68.13Billable

Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)

R68.19Billable

Other nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

Related Codes

R68.0Billable

Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature

R68.2Billable

Dry mouth, unspecified

R68.3Billable

Clubbing of fingers

R68.8Category

Other general symptoms and signs

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