ICD-10-CM › R00-R99 › R50-R69 › R68 Other general symptoms and signs › R68.1

R68.1

Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • R68.11 Excessive crying of infant (baby)
  • R68.12 Fussy infant (baby)
  • R68.13 Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)
  • R68.19 Other nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
R68.0 Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature Valid
R68.2 Dry mouth, unspecified Valid
R68.3 Clubbing of fingers Valid
R68.8 Other general symptoms and signs Not billable