Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for developmental delay unspecified (r62.50) includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Developmental Delay Unspecified (R62.50)
Use ICD-10 code R62.50 for unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Developmental disorder of speech and language, unspecified
Use with R62.50 if speech delay is present but not fully characterized.
Specific developmental disorder of motor function
Use with R62.50 if motor delays dominate but lack formal diagnosis.
The ICD-10 code for unspecified developmental delay is R62.50. It is used when developmental delays are present but specific domains are not identified.
Use R62.50 when developmental delays are present without specific domain identification or a definitive diagnosis.