ICD-10-CM R62.51 is the diagnosis code for Failure to thrive (child). This code falls under the section "General symptoms and signs" within Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as R62.51. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where R62.51 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, R62.51 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
R62.51 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Failure to thrive (child)". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of R62.51 is R62.5 ("Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood"). R62.51 provides a more specific classification within this category.
R62.51 is located in Section R50-R69 — "General symptoms and signs" within Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use R62.51 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Failure to thrive (child)" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Failure to thrive (child) is R62.51.
Yes, R62.51 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
R62.51 is in Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for R62.51 include: failure to thrive in child under 28 days old (P92.6).
Yes, R62.51 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.