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Category · FY2027

R62 Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults

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R62 is not billable. The category heads 6 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 18 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
  2. R50-R69 General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
  3. R62 Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults
Billable codes
6
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
27

Codes in R62

  1. R62.0
    Delayed milestone in childhood
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Delayed attainment of expected physiological developmental stage
    • Late talker
    • Late walker
  2. R62.5
    Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
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    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • HIV disease resulting in failure to thrive (B20) B20
    • physical retardation due to malnutrition (E45) E45
  3. R62.50
    Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Infantilism NOS
  4. R62.51
    Failure to thrive (child)
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Failure to gain weight
    • Faltering growth

    Excludes1

    • failure to thrive in child under 28 days old (P92.6) P92.6
  5. R62.52
    Short stature (child)
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 3, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Lack of growth
    • Physical retardation
    • Short stature NOS

    Excludes1

    • short stature due to endocrine disorder (E34.3-) E34.3
  6. R62.59
    Other lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
    Billable
  7. R62.7
    Adult failure to thrive
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At R62

Excludes1

  • delayed puberty (E30.0) E30.0
  • gonadal dysgenesis (Q99.1) Q99.1
  • hypopituitarism (E23.0) E23.0

Notes that also apply

Chapter 18 instructions (Notes 9, Excludes2 4): printed on the chapter 18 page.

Index entries

  • Faltering growth → R62.51
  • Delay, delayedmilestone → R62.0
  • Latetalker → R62.0
  • Latewalker → R62.0
  • Delay, delayeddevelopment → R62.50
  • Developmentarrested → R62.50
  • Developmentdelayed → R62.50
  • Lack ofdevelopment (physiological) → R62.50
  • Retardationgrowth → R62.50
  • Failure, failedgain weight (child over 28 days old) → R62.51
  • Failure, failedto thrive (child over 28 days old) → R62.51
  • Lack ofgrowth → R62.52
  • Retardationphysical (child) → R62.52
  • Short, shortening, shortnessstature (child) (hereditary) (idiopathic) NEC → R62.52
  • Delay, delayeddevelopmentmilestone → R62.0
  • Arrest, arresteddevelopment or growthchild → R62.50
  • Delay, delayeddevelopmentphysiological → R62.50
  • Developmentarrestedchild → R62.50
  • Inadequate, inadequacydevelopmentchild → R62.50
  • Symptoms NECinvolvingdevelopment NEC → R62.50
  • Lack ofdevelopment (physiological)failure to thrive (child over 28 days old) → R62.51
  • Lack ofdevelopment (physiological)short stature → R62.52
  • Lack ofdevelopment (physiological)specified type NEC → R62.59
  • Failure, failedgain weight (child over 28 days old)adult → R62.7
  • Failure, failedto thrive (child over 28 days old)adult → R62.7
  • Delay, delayeddevelopmentphysiologicalspecified stage NEC → R62.0
  • Lack ofdevelopment (physiological)failure to thrive (child over 28 days old)adult → R62.7

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