R63.3 is the ICD-10 code for Feeding difficulties and mismanagement. It is a four-character subcategory of R63 (Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R50–R69 (General symptoms and signs) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R63.3 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Feeding problem NOS
What R63.3 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
R63.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R63.3Vanskeligheter med inntak eller tilførsel av mat
DR633Anden form for spisevanskelighed
- DR633ASpisevanskelighed UNS
R63.3Ruokintavaikeudet ja ruokinnan puutteellisuus
R63.3Ernährungsprobleme und unsachgemäße Ernährung
R63.3Difficultés nutritionnelles et nutrition inadaptée
R63.3voedingsmoeilijkheden en slechte voedingsbegeleiding
Listed through more specific codes:
- R63.30Feeding difficulties, unspecified
- R63.31Pediatric feeding disorder, acute
- R63.32Pediatric feeding disorder, chronic
- R63.39Other feeding difficulties
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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