Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for appetite loss includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Appetite Loss
Use ICD-10 code R63.0 for anorexia, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
Use when appetite loss leads to severe malnutrition.
The ICD-10 code for appetite loss is R63.0, used for non-psychiatric causes of decreased appetite.
Code depression first (e.g., F32.9), followed by R63.0 for appetite loss if it's a symptom of depression.