Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for adult failure to thrive includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Adult Failure to Thrive
Use ICD-10 code R62.7 for adult failure to thrive, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Unspecified protein-energy malnutrition
Use alongside R62.7 if malnutrition is a contributing factor.
The ICD-10 code for adult failure to thrive is R62.7. It is used when there is a multifactorial decline without a dominant underlying condition.
R62.7 should be used as a primary diagnosis only when no definitive underlying condition is confirmed and the decline is multifactorial.